Surely, we are provided with senses as well fitted to penetrate the spaces of the real, the substantial, the eternal, as these… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
In philosophical terms, the opposite of rationalism is not irrationalism but empiricism, that is, a willingness to form beliefs on the basis… — John Quiggin Copy Share Image
My interests drew me in different directions. On the one hand I was powerfully attracted by science, with its truths based on… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
“Without the human my friend, truth has no value whatsoever. So, do not be blinded by the false glory of truth, but… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Science is a dynamic undertaking directed to lowering the degree of the empiricism involved in solving problems; or, if you prefer, science… — James Bryant Conant Copy Share Image
“The theories of the social sciences do not consist of “laws” in the sense of empirical rules about the behavior of objects… — Friedrich A. von Hayek Copy Share Image
At issue is not only knowledge of the world but our survival as individuals and as a species. All the basic technologies… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
An empirical philosophy is in any case a kind of intellectual disrobing. We cannot permanently divest ourselves of the intellectual habits we… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
“According to Piaget, the central idea of empiricism is that “the function of cognitive mechanisms is to submit to reality, copying its… — Ulrich Müller Copy Share Image
“Philosophically, I am a logical empiricist and materialist, and I am a veteran of over 400 radio and TV interviews and debates.… — Frank R. Zindler Copy Share Image
It is also naïve empiricism to provide, in support of some argument, series of eloquent confirmatory quotes by dead authorities. By searching,… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“…let us point out precisely the difficulties of empiricism as a theory of knowledge. First, it begins with two fixed, unchangeable ultimates--mind… — Holly Estil Cunningham Copy Share Image
“...it would be a very naive sort of dogmatism to assume that there exists an absolute reality of things which is the… — Ernst Cassirer Copy Share Image
“Why Humanities Matter (Sonnet 2443) There's not one but two kinds of knowledge, one is empirical, another is existential. Maths, physics, chemistry,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Empirically, things are poignant, tragic, beautiful, humorous, settled, disturbed, comfortable, annoying, barren, harsh, consoling, splendid, fearful; are such immediately and in their… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
“A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and because firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the case… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“Modernism does not mean simply change and newness; it is a particular way of looking at the world, a particular philosophy based… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
“The human senses are known to be astoundingly unreliable instruments, easily deceived and fallible. Would you bet everything on shoddy detection equipment?… — Mike Hockney Copy Share Image
![“My interests drew me in different directions. On the one hand I was powerfully attracted by science, with its truths based on facts; on the other hand I was fascinated by everything to do with comparative religion. [...] In science I missed the factor of meaning; and in religion, that of empiricism.” quote by Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/carl-jung-274_comparative-religion_my-interests-drew-me-in-different-direct_2874555.jpg)
