People are mostly sane enough, of course, in the affairs of common life: the getting of food, shelter, and so on. But the moment they attempt any depth or generality of thought, they go mad almost infallibly. The vast majority,… — David Stove Copy Share
People are mostly sane enough, of course, in the affairs of common life: the getting of food, shelter, and so on. But the moment they attempt any depth or generality of thought, they go mad almost infallibly. The vast majority, of course, adopt the local religious madness, as naturally as they adopt the local dress. But the more powerful minds… — David Stove Copy Share
But the stupidity which is common to all such "explanations" is, of course, simply that of proceeding as though the merits of a theory… — David Stove Copy Share Image
If a lack of empirical foundations is a defect of the theory of logical probability, it is also a defect of deductive logic. — David Stove Copy Share Image
A philosopher may try to prove the truth of something he believed before he was a philosopher, but even if he succeeds, his belief… — David Stove Copy Share Image
We set ourselves to achieve a society that would be maximally tolerant. But that resolve not only gives maximum scope to the activities of… — David Stove Copy Share Image
