The deepest definition of Youth is, Life as yet untouched by tragedy.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Topic

Youth

Author

Alfred North Whitehead

Source

Adventures of Ideas

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Mathematician Philosopher

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Whitehead, Alfred North. Adventures of Ideas. The Macmillan Company/Simon and Schuster, 1933, ch. 20, sec. 5.

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Medium
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Language
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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