The World Motivation
The nineteenth-century British writer Thomas de Quincey turned to economics after finding that his consumption of opium had made him unable to tackle his usual reading of mathematics and philosophy.
“The nineteenth-century British writer Thomas de Quincey turned to economics after finding that his consumption of opium had made him unable to tackle his usual reading of mathematics and philosophy.”
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“Nothing in the world can be absolute except the Absolute itself. Everything else is contained and exists in relations. Relations can exist only through the division of the Absolute or God. Since no part is absolute, then no part can completely understand (including the human mind) or comprehend the whole of the Absolute. Understanding the “final” laws leads toward the end.”
“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.”
“Dans la ruche, l'individu n'est rien, il n'a qu'une existence conditionnelle, il n'est qu'un moment indifférent, un organe ailé de l'espèce. Toute sa vie est un sacrifice total à l'être innombrable et perpétuel dont il fait partie.”
“Don't they know science doesn't work like that? You can't just order scientific breakthroughs. They happen when you are looking at something you've been working on for years and suddenly see a connection you never noticed before, or when you're looking for something else altogether. Sometimes they even happen by accident. Don't they know you can't get a scientific breakthrough just because you want one?”
“To complicate matters, the human machine, with its hardware and software components, doesn’t always function as anticipated.”