"Charles II once invited the members of the Royal Society to explain to him why a dead fish weighs more than the same fish alive; a number of subtle explanations were offered to him. He then pointed out that it does not."

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Source : Alasdair MacIntyre (2013). “After Virtue”, p.108, A&C Black

Alasdair MacIntyre

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