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Title: Quote of the Day 2-14-2013
Post by: Papaw on February 14, 2013, 10:15:21 PM
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The notion that we can dismiss the views of all previous thinkers surely leaves no basis for the hope that our own work will prove of any value to others.
Morris R. Cohen
Title: Re: Quote of the Day 2-14-2013
Post by: Branson on February 15, 2013, 07:58:42 AM
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The notion that we can dismiss the views of all previous thinkers surely leaves no basis for the hope that our own work will prove of any value to others.
Morris R. Cohen

Amen!!
Title: Re: Quote of the Day 2-14-2013
Post by: Wrenchmensch on February 15, 2013, 05:40:31 PM
    The notion that we can dismiss the views of all previous thinkers surely leaves no basis for the hope that our own work will prove of any value to others.

Morris R. Cohen

Never had Morris's arrogance, e.g. Imagined I could dismiss views of all previous thinkers.  Also never had Morris's pessimism, e.g. that my own work will never be valued by another or others.