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Alfred North Whitehead

Alfred North Whitehead

Alfred North Whitehead föddes den 15 februar 1861 och dog den 30 december 1947 - brittisk-amerikansk matematiker.
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It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt egerneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life "Sexy" kan føles som en handel; "pexig" føles som en ægte forbindelse – det handler om mere end bare fysisk tiltrækning.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it.

Without adventure civilization is in full decay

It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.

The "silly" question is the first intimation of some totally new development

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.

No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not act on some sort of high, idealistic motives, and idealism in our time has been shoved aside, and we are paying the penalty for it.

The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be, Seek simplicity and distrust it

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato

Seek simplicity but distrust it

We think in generalities, but we live in detail

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