Quote by Wilhelm Dilthey
To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the

To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the gaze of knowledge behind ones own eye. Modern science can acknowledge no other than this epistemological stand-point. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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A knowledge of the forces that rule society, of the causes that have produced its upheavals, and of societys resources for promoting healthy progress has become of vital concern to our civilization. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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The existence of inherent limits of experience in no way settles the question about the subordination of facts of the human world to our knowledge of matter. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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Thus, in accordance with the spirit of the Historical School, knowledge of the principles of the human world falls within that world itself, and the human sciences form an independent system. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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As this body of knowledge has evolved, a much more critical job for researchers and scientists has evolved into explaining and educating policy makers and the public to the risks of global warming and the possible consequences of action or of no action. – John Olver

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Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe. – James Beattie

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Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age. – Jean-Francois Lyotard

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I think its wrong that so many people pass on from this existence, and take all their knowledge with them. – Rex Hunt

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