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Jaakko Hintikka
Finnish philosopher and logician.
Born January 12th, 1929 in Vantaa.
Died August 12th, 2015 at 86 years old in Porvoo.
Occupations
philosopher, university teacher
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche