Knowledge Quotes

"To grasp the essence of something, we must first bracket our assumptions about it."

"To truly know something is to have transformed one's consciousness through that knowledge."

"Understanding requires that we step outside ourselves to see ourselves differently."

"We do not see the world as it is; we see the world as we are conscious of it."

"Consciousness is a being such that in its being, its being is in question insofar as this being implies a being other than itself."

"Our experience is the starting point for philosophical inquiry."

"To perceive is to assume that experience will unfold in familiar ways."

"Our perception shapes what appears to us as real."

"Every perception opens onto a world of possible meanings."

"Perception is an act of taking up a meaningful world."

"Understanding arises from shared participation in a world."

"The totality of our so-called knowledge or beliefs is a man-made fabric which impinges on experience only along the edges"

"Language shapes our understanding of reality"

"Logic is the foundation of rational thought"

"Hidden assumptions undermine arguments"

"Language and thought are inseparable"

"The pursuit of knowledge knows no bounds"

"Our theories shape our perception of reality"

"Mathematics is applied science"

"Words gain meaning through our practices"

"Theory guides observation as much as observation guides theory"

"Induction requires philosophical justification"

"Questions often matter more than answers"

"We must think concretely about abstract ideas to understand reality."

"Genuine knowledge is always situated knowledge, rooted in particular historical circumstances."

"To understand ourselves, we must understand the forces that made us."

"Knowledge without action remains abstract and ultimately sterile."

"Knowledge is power, but power is not knowledge."

"You cannot be wise without some basis of knowledge."

"Thought is abstract; language is concrete."