8 ideas
6602 | Philosophy is like a statue which is worshipped but never advances [Bacon] |
22642 | Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James] |
22641 | Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James] |
16724 | The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon] |
22640 | We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James] |
6603 | Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |