"We aim at simplicity and hope for truth." — Nelson Goodman
"We aim at simplicity and hope for truth."
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Nelson Goodman
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11 Quotes by Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman has 11 quotes on this site.
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For if as scientists we seek simplicity, then obviously we try the simplest surviving theory first, and retreat from it…
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I am concerned, rather, that there should not be more things dreamt of in my philosophy than there actually are…
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Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or…
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Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds…
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We make versions, and true versions make worlds.
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Any effort... to make the obscure obvious is likely to be unappealing, for the penalty of failure is confusion while…
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What intrigues us as a problem, and what will satisfy us as a solution, will depend upon the line we…
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An answer, once found, is dull; and the only remaining interest lies in a further effort to render equally dull…
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Rules and particular inferences alike are justified by being brought into agreement with each other. A rule is amended if…
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If we are ready to tolerate everything as understood, there is nothing left to explain; while if we sourly refuse…
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More Aim Quotes
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
— Aristotle
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of…
— Benigno Aquino III
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
— Jane Austen
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
— Jacques Barzun
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