“ I could doubt the value of my books as much as many do, except that, as a researcher and very curious person, I do read a lot too, and can clearly see the difference in value between what I do and wha… Robin Sacredfire
“ The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle, the order as a foundation, and progress as a goal. Auguste Comte
“ If you are searching for sacred knowledge and not just a palliative for your fears, then you will train yourself to be a good skeptic. Ann Druyan
“ Worshiping the Devil is no more insane than worshiping God...It is precisely at the moment when positivism is at its high-water mark that mysticism stirs into life and the follies of occultism begin. Joris-Karl Huysmans
“ Optimism: things will go my way. Positivism: everything is perfect right here and now, whether I like it or not. Stefan Emunds
“ It is man's unique privilege, among all other organisms. By pursuing falsehood you will arrive at the truth! Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“ The essence and value of the law lies in its stability and durability (...), in its “relative eternity.” Only then does the legislator’s self-limitation and the independence of the law-bound judge fin… Carl Schmitt
“ Hauriou, became a crown witness for us when he confirmed this connection in 1916, in the midst of WWI: “The revolution of 1789 had no other goal than absolute access to the writing of legal statutes a… Carl Schmitt
“ Both [Quine and Feyerabend] want to revise a version of positivism. Quine started with the Vienna Circle, and Feyerabend with the Copenhagen school of quantum mechanics. Both the Circle and the school… Ian Hacking
“ Positivist man is a curious creature who dwells in the tiny island of light composed of what he finds scientifically "meaningful," while the whole surrounding area in which ordinary men live from day… William Barrett
