“I began to realize that an intuitive understanding and consciousness was more significant than abstract thinking and intellectual logical analysis. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That's had a big impact on my work.” ThinkingBigsUnderstandingRealizingPowerfulConsciousnessOpinionIntellectualImpactIntuitionIntellectSignificantAnalysisAbstractLogicalIntuitiveVery PowerfulBig ImpactAbstract Thinking Author:Steve Jobs
“In life we only try to produce, to win, and enjoy the more we can; in science, to discoverand invent the more we can; in religion, to dominate (or rule over) on the greatest number of people we can; whereas the forming of the character, the further development (or in-dept analysis, "appronfondissement", Fr.) of the faculties of the intelligence ("les facultés de l'intelligence", Fr.), the refinement of the consciousness and of the heart, are considered incidental (or subordinate) things.” PeopleTryingHeartCharacterWinningEnjoyNumbersConsciousnessProduceDevelopmentAnalysisFacultySubordinatesRefinement Author:African Spir
“Any reductionist program has to be based on an analysis of what is to be reduced. If the analysis leaves something out, the problem will be falsely posed.” IfsProblemConsciousnessProgramAnalysisReduction Book:Mortal Questions Source: Mortal Questions
“I made the assumption, wrong of course, that conceptual analysis was a brief preliminary on the road to finding out about the nature of free will, consciousness, the self, the origin of values, and so forth.” MadeSelfValuesCoursesConsciousnessFindingsAnalysisAssumptionFree Will Author:Patricia Churchland
“When philosophers try to understand consciousness, much of what they claim is not conceptual analysis at all, though it may be shopped under that description.” TryingMayConsciousnessClaimsPhilosopherAnalysisDescription Author:Patricia Churchland