“Perhaps art criticism cannot be reformed in a logical sense because it was never well-formed in the first place. Art criticism has long been a mongrel among academic pursuits, borrowing whatever it needed from other fields.” FirstsWellsLongArtFieldsNeededCriticismPursuitLogicalAcademicBorrowing Author:James Elkins
“The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it:; once you can honestly say, "I don't know", then it becomes possible to get at the truth.” KnowsLongHas BeensIdeasEvidenceProofHonestlyHardestLogicalNew IdeasFillingDemonstrationNicheSweepingWrong Ideas Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“If mankind had always been logical and wise, history would not be a long chronicle of folly and crime.” IfsLongWiseMankindCrimeFollyLogicalChronicles Author:James G. Frazer