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“The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.”

Quote by Gaston Bachelard

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Gaston Bachelard

French philosopher known for his work in epistemology, poetics, and the philosophy of science. His writings have had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy, particularly in understanding human cognition and the scientific method. more

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“A house that has been experienced is not an inert box. Inhabited space transcends geometrical space.”

Has Beens House Space Boxes

Book:The Poetics of Space

Source: The Poetics of Space

“To verify images kills them, and it is always more enriching to imagine than to experience.”

Imagine Enriching Verify

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“One must live to build one's house, and not build one's house to live in.”

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“Every corner in a house, every angle in a room, every inch of secluded space in which we like to hide, or withdraw into ourselves, is a symbol of solitude for the imagination; that is to say, it is the germ of a room, or of a house.”

House Imagination Space Rooms Solitude Corners Symbols Inches Angle Germs Secluded

Author:Gaston Bachelard

“Ancient metaphysics underwent many changes at the hands of medieval thinkers who brought it in line with the dominant religious and theological movements of their day.”

Hands Religious Lines Movement Ancient Thinker Dominant Metaphysics Medieval Theological

Book:Introduction to the Human Sciences

Source: Introduction to the Human Sciences

“From the perspective of mere representation, the external world always remains only a phenomenon.”

World Perspective Remains Mere Phenomenon Representation

Book:Introduction to the Human Sciences

Source: Introduction to the Human Sciences

“If there were a science of human beings it would be anthropology that aims at understanding the totality of experience through structural context.”

Ifs Humans Would Be Understanding Human Beings Aim Anthropology Totality

Author:Wilhelm Dilthey

“All science is experiential; but all experience must be related back to and derives its its validity from the conditions and context of consciousness in which it arises, i.e., the totality of our nature.”

Consciousness Conditions Arise Related Totality Validity

Book:Introduction to the Human Sciences

Source: Introduction to the Human Sciences

“In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than that of the weakest link of the chain, whatever may be the strength of the rest.”

May Lasts Greater Evidence Conclusion Chains Reasoning Links Weakest Link

Book:Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man

Source: Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man

“The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.”

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Book:A System Of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books : To which is Prefixed Some Account Of The Life, Writings, And Character Of The Author

Source: A System Of Moral Philosophy: In Three Books : To which is Prefixed Some Account Of The Life, Writings, And Character Of The Author