The most ordinary things are to philosophy a source of insoluble puzzles. With infinite ingenuity it constructs a concept of space or time and then finds it absolutely impossible that there be objects in this space or that processes occur during this time . . . the source of this kind of logic lies in excessive confidence in the so-called laws of thought.
Available energy is the main object at stake in the struggle for existence and the evolution of the world. - Ludwig Boltzmann
Available energy is the main object at stake in the struggle for existence and the evolution of the world.
- Ludwig Boltzmann
Bring forward what is true, Write it so that it is clear, Defend it to your last breath! - Ludwig Boltzmann
Bring forward what is true, Write it so that it is clear, Defend it to your last breath!
Since a given system can never of its own accord go over into another equally probable state but into a more probable one, it is likewise impossible … - Ludwig Boltzmann
Since a given system can never of its own accord go over into another equally probable state but into a more probable one, it is likewise impossible …
The most ordinary things are to philosophy a source of insoluble puzzles. With infinite ingenuity it constructs a concept of space or time and then f… - Ludwig Boltzmann
The most ordinary things are to philosophy a source of insoluble puzzles. With infinite ingenuity it constructs a concept of space or time and then f…
Who ... is not familiar with Maxwell's memoirs on his dynamical theory of gases? ... from one side enter the equations of state; from the other side,… - Ludwig Boltzmann
Who ... is not familiar with Maxwell's memoirs on his dynamical theory of gases? ... from one side enter the equations of state; from the other side,…
It must be splendid to command millions of people in great national ventures, to lead a hundred thousand to victory in battle. But it seems to me gre… - Ludwig Boltzmann
It must be splendid to command millions of people in great national ventures, to lead a hundred thousand to victory in battle. But it seems to me gre…
The life contest is primarily a competition for available energy. - Ludwig Boltzmann
The life contest is primarily a competition for available energy.
Philosophy gets on my nerves. If we analyze the ultimate ground of everything, then everything finally falls into nothingness. But I have decided to … - Ludwig Boltzmann
Philosophy gets on my nerves. If we analyze the ultimate ground of everything, then everything finally falls into nothingness. But I have decided to …
In my view all salvation for philosophy may be expected to come from Darwin's theory - Ludwig Boltzmann
In my view all salvation for philosophy may be expected to come from Darwin's theory
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