Philosophy of Mind Quote by Carl Sagan

The simplest thought, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning.

— Carl Sagan

Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.

— Ambrose Bierce

“the brain registers what is really out there in the world, makes a decision about what should be out there, and then generates its…

— Bruce M. Hood

In mathematics ... we find two tendencies present. On the one hand, the tendency towards abstraction seeks to crystallise the logical relations inherent in…

— David Hilbert

“Numbers, furthermore as archetypal structural constants of the collective unconscious, possess a dynamic, active aspect which is especially important to keep in mind. It…

— Marie-Louise von Franz

“The assumption that numbers and mathematical or logical laws are mental is due to the even more widespread notion that only particular sensible entities…

— Fulton J. Sheen

I think of the brain as a computational device: It has a bunch of little components that perform calculations on some small aspect of…

— Daniel Levitin

The analogy between the mind and a computer fails for many reasons. The brain is constructed by principles that assure diversity and degeneracy. Unlike…

— Gerald Edelman

“Our brains are the most complicated objects that we have so far encountered in the Universe. We are far from simple. Indeed, were our…

— John D. Barrow

The human brain is probably one of the most complex single objects on the face of the earth; I think it is, quite honestly.

— Bill Viola

The human brain, then, is the most complicated organization of matter that we know.

— Isaac Asimov

“The mind of man is more intuitive than logical, and can comprehend more than it can coordinate”

— Vaubenargues