“If they are, then the only ultimate truths are the particulars of conc...” — Chauncey Wright Quote

If they are, then the only ultimate truths are the particulars of concrete experience, and no postulate or general assumption is inherent in science until its proceedings become systematic, or the truths already reached give direction to further research.

The questions of philosophy proper are human desires and fears and aspirations - human emotions - taking an intellectual form.

Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence.

Such evidence is not the only kind which produces belief; though positivism maintains that it is the only kind which ought to produce so high a degree of confidence as all minds have or can be made to have through their agreements.

The assumption that everyone in government is a bad actor imperils our democracy.

If some woman tells me how she feels about something, my immediate assumption is that she wants an answer, or that she wants me to solve her problem. In fact, all she wants to do is share, or show how she feels.

The human mind inherently seeks intelligible order. Thus the conviction that such an order exists to be found is a crucial assumption.

I can't stand the assumption that I'm blonde and a bit stupid.

I was studying theater management, business stuff. About that time, I realized I really didn't like that, and it threw me into a panic attack a little bit. I was under the assumption that the first job you get out of college is the job you have for the rest of your life.