“To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century.” PeopleMatterFactsSeemsModernCenturyAuthorityAncientObviousEducatedObservationConceptionMatter Of FactConsulting Book:The Impact of Science On Society Source: The Impact of Science On Society
“There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.” IfsReasonCasesModernWindBalanceEqualObviousCombinationStringsInterpretationSatisfyingCompositionOrchestraAdaptedModern Music Author:John Philip Sousa
“Marriage is the most obvious public practice about which information is readily available. When combined with the traditional Jewish concern for continuity and self-preservation - itself only intensified by the memory of the Holocaust - marriage becomes the sine qua non of social membership in the modern Orthodox community.” SelfSocialCommunityMemoriesPracticeModernInformationConcernObviousAvailableTraditionalOrthodoxHolocaustPreservationContinuitySelf PreservationMembership Author:Noah Feldman
“Advertisement is an absolute necessity of modern life, and if it can be made beautiful as well as obvious, so much the better for the makers of soap and the public who are likely to wash.” IfsWellsMadeBeautifulModernAbsolutesObviousMakersSoapModern LifeAdvertisements Book:Aubrey Beardsley: a slave to beauty Source: Aubrey Beardsley: a slave to beauty
“Modern brain-scan technology has revealed that each person shapes a completely unique brain. Other studies have documented the amazing regenerative ability of the brain, which can be reshaped by the power of your mind to bring you the world you desire. Knowing that, the obvious question arose: Why not use your mind to create the brain you want, using conscious choice?” WorldWantMindPersonsUseDesireChoicesAbilityBrainTechnologyKnowingStudyModernShapesUniqueConsciousObviousWhy NotWant U Author:Deepak Chopra
“By the aristocracy of finance must here be understood not merely the great loan promoters and speculators in public funds, in regard to whom it is immediately obvious that their interests coincide with the interests of the state power. All modern finance, the whole of the banking business, is interwoven in the closest fashion with public credit.” StatesWholeInterestModernFashionUnderstoodRegardObviousCreditFinanceFundClosestBankingLoanAristocracyPromotersSpeculators Book:Karl Marx: Selected Writings Source: Karl Marx: Selected Writings