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But then after this came idea that you might be able to think about the brain not as a kind of rational problem-solver, but as something else.
Jeff Wise: What is Nihilism, Anyway? A Chat With Sean D. Kelly, Co-author of All Things Shining Jeff Wise 2011
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"Though Parker's flagship sleuth doesn't distinguish himself as either a detective or a problem-solver, his bewildered uncertainty is more touching and revealing than his customary machismo."
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"There are sometimes problems for which there is no immediate solution, and there are sometimes problems for which there is no solution," the long-time problem-solver commented paradoxically.
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But then after this came idea that you might be able to think about the brain not as a kind of rational problem-solver, but as something else.
Jeff Wise: What is Nihilism, Anyway? A Chat With Sean D. Kelly, Co-author of All Things Shining Jeff Wise 2011
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He is by nature a problem-solver, someone intent on developing and applying analytical tools.
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"There are sometimes problems for which there is no immediate solution, and there are sometimes problems for which there is no solution," the long-time problem-solver commented paradoxically.
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Already intimately involved in most major internal decisions, he is considered a problem-solver, often wrestling with the president's most difficult problems.
Rahm Emanuel expected to announce resignation tomorrow Anne E. Kornblut 2010
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Then it could be used to show that the character is resourceful, a problem-solver, creative, maybe cunning, etc.
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Already intimately involved in most major internal decisions, he is seen as a problem-solver, often wrestling with the president's most difficult dilemmas.
Rahm Emanuel expected to announce resignation tomorrow; Pete Rouse expected to step in Anne E. Kornblut 2010
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But then after this came idea that you might be able to think about the brain not as a kind of rational problem-solver, but as something else.
Jeff Wise: What is Nihilism, Anyway? A Chat With Sean D. Kelly, Co-author of All Things Shining Jeff Wise 2011
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