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.
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…
- Ludwig Boltzmann
The general struggle for existence of animate beings is not a struggle for raw materials, these for organisms are air water & soil, all abundantly av… - Ludwig Boltzmann
The general struggle for existence of animate beings is not a struggle for raw materials, these for organisms are air water & soil, all abundantly av…
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…
Which is more remarkable fact about America: that millionaires are idealists or idealists become millionaires. - Ludwig Boltzmann
Which is more remarkable fact about America: that millionaires are idealists or idealists become millionaires.
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 …
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 …
The life contest is primarily a competition for available energy. - Ludwig Boltzmann
The life contest is primarily a competition for available energy.
Thermodynamics, correctly interpreted, does not just allow Darwinian evolution; it favors it. - Ludwig Boltzmann
Thermodynamics, correctly interpreted, does not just allow Darwinian evolution; it favors it.
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.
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