To have ideals is not the same as to have impracticable ideals.
We easily fall into the habit of accepting compressed statements which save us from the trouble of thinking. Thus arises what I shall call 'Potted Th… - Susan Stebbing
We easily fall into the habit of accepting compressed statements which save us from the trouble of thinking. Thus arises what I shall call 'Potted Th…
- Susan Stebbing
The opposite of thinking clearly is being muddled. To be conscious of being muddled is a horrible experience. To avoid it we may even be tempted to s… - Susan Stebbing
The opposite of thinking clearly is being muddled. To be conscious of being muddled is a horrible experience. To avoid it we may even be tempted to s…
We come to think of an idealist as one who seeks to realize what is not in fact realizable. But, it is necessary to insist, to have ideals is not the… - Susan Stebbing
We come to think of an idealist as one who seeks to realize what is not in fact realizable. But, it is necessary to insist, to have ideals is not the…
A system is said to be coherent if every fact in the system is related every other fact in the system by relations that are not merely conjunctive. A… - Susan Stebbing
A system is said to be coherent if every fact in the system is related every other fact in the system by relations that are not merely conjunctive. A…
It is an illusion to suppose that a Dictator makes himself; at most he seizes an opportunity made for him by passive, stupid, incompetent, and above … - Susan Stebbing
It is an illusion to suppose that a Dictator makes himself; at most he seizes an opportunity made for him by passive, stupid, incompetent, and above …
To have ideals is not the same as to have impracticable ideals. - Susan Stebbing
There is an urgent need to-day for the citizens of a democracy to think well. It is not enough to have freedom of the Press and parliamentary institu… - Susan Stebbing
There is an urgent need to-day for the citizens of a democracy to think well. It is not enough to have freedom of the Press and parliamentary institu…
It is not swinish to be happy unless one is happy in swinish ways. - Susan Stebbing
It is not swinish to be happy unless one is happy in swinish ways.
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