Maxioms by John Dewey
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to read more
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.
