According to the philosopher Bryan Magee, "it is doubtful whether any human being has ever known as much as he did".
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ bɹˈaɪən mˈædʒiː, "ɪɾ ɪz dˈaʊtfəl wˈɛðɚɹ ˌɛni hjˈuːmən bˌiːɪŋ hɐz ˈɛvɚ nˈoʊn æz mˈʌtʃ æz hiː dˈɪd".