“The mathematician who pursues his studies without clear views of this matter, must often have the uncomfortable feeling that his paper and pencil surpass him in intelligence.” MatterFeelingsViewsStudyClearPaperMathematicsIntelligenceMathPursueMathematicalUncomfortableMathematicianPencilsUncomfortable FeelingClear ViewPaper And Pencil Author:Ernst Mach
“To us investigators, the concept 'soul' is irrelevant and a matter for laughter. But matter is an abstraction of exactly the same kind, just as good and just as bad as it is. We know as much about the soul as we do of matter.” KnowsKindSoulMatterScienceLaughterConceptsIrrelevantAbstractionInvestigators Book:History and Root of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy Source: History and Root of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy
“Thing, body, matter, are nothing apart from the combinations of the elements, - the colours, sounds, and so forth - nothing apart from their so-called attributes.” MatterBodySoundElementsCombinationColourAttributes Book:The analysis of sensations Source: The analysis of sensations