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This thinker is credited for the quote, “War doesn't determine who is right – only who is left.” This thinker referred to “the present King of France” to dispute the distinctions of Gottlob Frege in the essay (15[1])“On Denoting.” To shift the burden of proof of God to theists, this philosopher posited the existence of a hypothetical namesake (*) “teapot.” (10[1])This author of Why I am Not a Chrisitian was the alphabetically-former co-author of a three-volume work that aimed to establish a logical foundation for mathematics. For 10 points, name this British philosopher who collaborated with Alfred North Whitehead on Principia Mathematica. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Bertrand Russell [or Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell; accept Russell’s teapot]
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