The finding of arguments
for a conclusion given in advance
is not philosophy,
but special pleading.
for a conclusion given in advance
is not philosophy,
but special pleading.
— Bertrand Russell 'The History Of Western Philosophy' (pp 453-4)
Monday, 16 May 2011
Intuition And Science
It is not what the man [sic] of science believes that distinguishes him, but how and why he believes it. His beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are based on evidence, not on authority or intuition.
— Bertrand Russell 'The History Of Western Philosophy' (p514)
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