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Russell’s paradox revealed a contradiction at the heart of set theory, forcing limits on the creation of mathematical sets

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was the son of a maid, who worked at the Indian branch of the Theosophical Society in Adyar, a well-known esoteric group founded by the Russian occultist Madame Blavatsky. Because of his extraordinary intellectual and spiritual abilities, he attracted the attention of Annie Besant, who became president