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  1. A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

    We are stubborn because we are narrow-minded; it is hard to believe what is beyond the scope of our vision.
     
    [La petitesse de l’esprit fait l’opiniâtreté, et nous ne croyons pas aisément ce qui est au delà de ce que nous voyons.]

    François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
    Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶265 (1665-1678) [tr. Heard (1917), ¶273]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #abstraction #belief #bias #bigotry #closedmindedness #comprehension #dogmatism #illiberality #insularity #intolerance #little #narrowmindedness #obstinacy #parochialism #scope #speculation #stubbornness #vision

  2. A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

    We are stubborn because we are narrow-minded; it is hard to believe what is beyond the scope of our vision.
     
    [La petitesse de l’esprit fait l’opiniâtreté, et nous ne croyons pas aisément ce qui est au delà de ce que nous voyons.]

    François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
    Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶265 (1665-1678) [tr. Heard (1917), ¶273]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #abstraction #belief #bias #bigotry #closedmindedness #comprehension #dogmatism #illiberality #insularity #intolerance #little #narrowmindedness #obstinacy #parochialism #scope #speculation #stubbornness #vision

  3. A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

    We are stubborn because we are narrow-minded; it is hard to believe what is beyond the scope of our vision.
     
    [La petitesse de l’esprit fait l’opiniâtreté, et nous ne croyons pas aisément ce qui est au delà de ce que nous voyons.]

    François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
    Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶265 (1665-1678) [tr. Heard (1917), ¶273]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #abstraction #belief #bias #bigotry #closedmindedness #comprehension #dogmatism #illiberality #insularity #intolerance #little #narrowmindedness #obstinacy #parochialism #scope #speculation #stubbornness #vision

  4. A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

    We are stubborn because we are narrow-minded; it is hard to believe what is beyond the scope of our vision.
     
    [La petitesse de l’esprit fait l’opiniâtreté, et nous ne croyons pas aisément ce qui est au delà de ce que nous voyons.]

    François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
    Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶265 (1665-1678) [tr. Heard (1917), ¶273]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #abstraction #belief #bias #bigotry #closedmindedness #comprehension #dogmatism #illiberality #insularity #intolerance #little #narrowmindedness #obstinacy #parochialism #scope #speculation #stubbornness #vision

  5. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    Neither acquiescence in skepticism nor acquiescence in dogma is what education should produce. What it should produce is a belief that knowledge is attainable in a measure, though with difficulty; that much of what passes for knowledge at any given time is likely to be more or less mistaken, but that the mistakes can be rectified by care and industry. In acting upon our beliefs, we should be very cautious where a small error would mean disaster; nevertheless it is upon our beliefs that we must act. This state of mind is rather difficult: it requires a high degree of intellectual culture without emotional atrophy. But though difficult it is not impossible; it is in fact the scientific temper. Knowledge, like other good things, is difficult, but not impossible; the dogmatist forgets the difficulty, the skeptic denies the possibility. Both are mistaken, and their errors, when wide-spread, produce social disaster.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Education and the Good Life, Part 1, ch. 2 “The Aims of Education” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/826…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #action #caution #dogma #dogmatism #education #knowledge #rationality #science #selfawareness #skeptic #skepticism #truthseeking #pedagogy

  6. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    Neither acquiescence in skepticism nor acquiescence in dogma is what education should produce. What it should produce is a belief that knowledge is attainable in a measure, though with difficulty; that much of what passes for knowledge at any given time is likely to be more or less mistaken, but that the mistakes can be rectified by care and industry. In acting upon our beliefs, we should be very cautious where a small error would mean disaster; nevertheless it is upon our beliefs that we must act. This state of mind is rather difficult: it requires a high degree of intellectual culture without emotional atrophy. But though difficult it is not impossible; it is in fact the scientific temper. Knowledge, like other good things, is difficult, but not impossible; the dogmatist forgets the difficulty, the skeptic denies the possibility. Both are mistaken, and their errors, when wide-spread, produce social disaster.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Education and the Good Life, Part 1, ch. 2 “The Aims of Education” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/826…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #action #caution #dogma #dogmatism #education #knowledge #rationality #science #selfawareness #skeptic #skepticism #truthseeking #pedagogy

  7. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    Neither acquiescence in skepticism nor acquiescence in dogma is what education should produce. What it should produce is a belief that knowledge is attainable in a measure, though with difficulty; that much of what passes for knowledge at any given time is likely to be more or less mistaken, but that the mistakes can be rectified by care and industry. In acting upon our beliefs, we should be very cautious where a small error would mean disaster; nevertheless it is upon our beliefs that we must act. This state of mind is rather difficult: it requires a high degree of intellectual culture without emotional atrophy. But though difficult it is not impossible; it is in fact the scientific temper. Knowledge, like other good things, is difficult, but not impossible; the dogmatist forgets the difficulty, the skeptic denies the possibility. Both are mistaken, and their errors, when wide-spread, produce social disaster.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Education and the Good Life, Part 1, ch. 2 “The Aims of Education” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/826…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #action #caution #dogma #dogmatism #education #knowledge #rationality #science #selfawareness #skeptic #skepticism #truthseeking #pedagogy

  8. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    Neither acquiescence in skepticism nor acquiescence in dogma is what education should produce. What it should produce is a belief that knowledge is attainable in a measure, though with difficulty; that much of what passes for knowledge at any given time is likely to be more or less mistaken, but that the mistakes can be rectified by care and industry. In acting upon our beliefs, we should be very cautious where a small error would mean disaster; nevertheless it is upon our beliefs that we must act. This state of mind is rather difficult: it requires a high degree of intellectual culture without emotional atrophy. But though difficult it is not impossible; it is in fact the scientific temper. Knowledge, like other good things, is difficult, but not impossible; the dogmatist forgets the difficulty, the skeptic denies the possibility. Both are mistaken, and their errors, when wide-spread, produce social disaster.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Education and the Good Life, Part 1, ch. 2 “The Aims of Education” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/826…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #action #caution #dogma #dogmatism #education #knowledge #rationality #science #selfawareness #skeptic #skepticism #truthseeking #pedagogy

  9. A quotation from Bertrand Russell

    Neither acquiescence in skepticism nor acquiescence in dogma is what education should produce. What it should produce is a belief that knowledge is attainable in a measure, though with difficulty; that much of what passes for knowledge at any given time is likely to be more or less mistaken, but that the mistakes can be rectified by care and industry. In acting upon our beliefs, we should be very cautious where a small error would mean disaster; nevertheless it is upon our beliefs that we must act. This state of mind is rather difficult: it requires a high degree of intellectual culture without emotional atrophy. But though difficult it is not impossible; it is in fact the scientific temper. Knowledge, like other good things, is difficult, but not impossible; the dogmatist forgets the difficulty, the skeptic denies the possibility. Both are mistaken, and their errors, when wide-spread, produce social disaster.

    Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
    Education and the Good Life, Part 1, ch. 2 “The Aims of Education” (1926)

    More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/826…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #action #caution #dogma #dogmatism #education #knowledge #rationality #science #selfawareness #skeptic #skepticism #truthseeking #pedagogy

  10. A quotation from Eric Hoffer

    When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. Self-deception, credulity, and charlatanism are somehow linked together.

    Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
    Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 83 (1955)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hoffer-eric/16699/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #charlatan #credulity #dogmatism #onetrueway #selfdeception #truebeliever #truth

  11. A quotation from Voltaire

    Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.
     
    [Le doute n’est pas une état bien agréable, mais l’assurance est un état ridicule.]

    Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
    Letter (1770-11-28) to Frederick William, Prince of Prussia [tr. Tallentyre (1919)]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/voltaire/4016/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #voltaire #belief #certainty #dogmatism #doubt #faith #truebeliever #truth #uncertainty

  12. Was das #Mobbing, wie es von z.B. mastodon.art, xim.ca, mstdn.social und deren Freaks mit einem machen können: https://tly.be/pbOoe

    Das Fediverse ist kein Safe-Space. Für niemanden, wenn Personen wie WelshPixie, Alex, Schratze oder Rysiek jemanden mit ihren Lügen bis hin zu Suizidgedanken treiben!

    I've not planned to translate the text to English. If you need it in another language, use deepl.com and NOT Google Translate!

    #FediBlockMeta #TheBadSpace #Oliphant #FediBlock #CyberMobbing #HassReden #Harassment #HateSpeech #Bullying #Framing #Gaslighting #Deplatforming #Derailing #Despotism #Discrimination #Disinformation #Dogmatism #Dogpiling #Fascism #Gatekeeping #Hatemongering #Narcissism #Sealioning #Scam #Sectarianism #WitchHunting #VictimBlaming #Antifa #Bigotry #Blackmailing #Censorship #Corrupt #Fearmongering #FediSeer

  13. Was das #Mobbing, wie es von z.B. mastodon.art, xim.ca, mstdn.social und deren Freaks mit einem machen können: https://tly.be/pbOoe

    Das Fediverse ist kein Safe-Space. Für niemanden, wenn Personen wie WelshPixie, Alex, Schratze oder Rysiek jemanden mit ihren Lügen bis hin zu Suizidgedanken treiben!

    I've not planned to translate the text to English. If you need it in another language, use deepl.com and NOT Google Translate!

    #FediBlockMeta #TheBadSpace #Oliphant #FediBlock #CyberMobbing #HassReden #Harassment #HateSpeech #Bullying #Framing #Gaslighting #Deplatforming #Derailing #Despotism #Discrimination #Disinformation #Dogmatism #Dogpiling #Fascism #Gatekeeping #Hatemongering #Narcissism #Sealioning #Scam #Sectarianism #WitchHunting #VictimBlaming #Antifa #Bigotry #Blackmailing #Censorship #Corrupt #Fearmongering #FediSeer

  14. Was das #Mobbing, wie es von z.B. mastodon.art, xim.ca, mstdn.social und deren Freaks mit einem machen können: https://tly.be/pbOoe

    Das Fediverse ist kein Safe-Space. Für niemanden, wenn Personen wie WelshPixie, Alex, Schratze oder Rysiek jemanden mit ihren Lügen bis hin zu Suizidgedanken treiben!

    I've not planned to translate the text to English. If you need it in another language, use deepl.com and NOT Google Translate!

    #FediBlockMeta #TheBadSpace #Oliphant #FediBlock #CyberMobbing #HassReden #Harassment #HateSpeech #Bullying #Framing #Gaslighting #Deplatforming #Derailing #Despotism #Discrimination #Disinformation #Dogmatism #Dogpiling #Fascism #Gatekeeping #Hatemongering #Narcissism #Sealioning #Scam #Sectarianism #WitchHunting #VictimBlaming #Antifa #Bigotry #Blackmailing #Censorship #Corrupt #Fearmongering #FediSeer

  15. We're now moving into the conclusion to the third part of Kant's Prolegomena with this Sadler's Lectures podcast episode, looking at how critical philosophy moves past skepticism and dogmatism

    soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/
    #Podcast #Kant #Prolegomena #Philosophy #Skepticism #Dogmatism