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and Reality](https://miscsubjects.com/a/thinker-alfred-north-whitehead)\n- [J.L. Austin and John Searle — Speech Acts](https://miscsubjects.com/a/thinker-austin-searle)\n- [Barbara Liskov — Abstract Data Types and Distributed Consensus](https://miscsubjects.com/a/thinker-barbara-liskov)\n- [Bram Cohen — BitTorrent and Content-Addressed Protocol Design](https://miscsubjects.com/a/thinker-bram-cohen)\n- [Butler Lampson — Protection and Access Control](https://miscsubjects.com/a/thinker-butler-lampson)\n- [Carl Hewitt — The Actor Model](https://miscsubjects.com/a/thinker-carl-hewitt)\n- [Charles Sanders Peirce — Signs, Abduction, and 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