Knowledge Quotes

"The so-called laws of logic are revisable principles that we hold fast to maintain stability."

"To understand a sentence is to know what would make it true or false."

"Objects are not given in experience; they are constructed through our conceptual activity."

"All knowledge is provisional and subject to revision in light of new evidence or theoretical considerations."

"The verification of a sentence requires a grasp of the entire context of discourse."

"Understanding requires not just knowledge of facts but grasp of how beliefs cohere as a system."

"The attempt to found knowledge on incorrigible sense data fails because interpretation is always involved."

"Language is the instrument by which we organize our thoughts."

"Logic is the foundation of all rational thought."

"We must distinguish between what can be known and what cannot."

"We should be suspicious of concepts that cannot be operationally defined."

"The pursuit of knowledge demands intellectual honesty."

"Knowledge grows through systematic observation and experiment."

"The progress of knowledge depends on the refinement of our concepts."

"The advancement of knowledge requires the abandonment of dogma."

"Experience is the ultimate foundation of knowledge."

"Progress in knowledge comes from recognizing and correcting errors."

"Understanding the world requires systematic investigation."

"Knowledge grows through the accumulation and organization of confirmed facts."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of human endeavors."

"Knowledge without verification is mere speculation."

"The advancement of human knowledge is humanity's greatest achievement."

"Knowledge requires both the evidence of observation and the rigor of logic."

"The advancement of knowledge depends on the critical examination of our beliefs."

"Language is the vehicle of thought, not its prison."

"Intension and extension are not the same - and that matters deeply."

"We cannot escape the grip of our conceptual schemes."

"To understand a concept is to master its modal profile."

"Indexicals are the philosophers' stone of semantics."

"Possible worlds are not fictions - they are ways of making sense."