Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Hertz, Heinrich (1891), Keynote Address, a tribute to Helmholtz, at the Imperial Palace, Berlin, Heinrich Hertz: Classical Physicist, Modern Philosopher, Retrieved on 2012-06-04Source Material [books.google.com]
Memes
04 JUN 2012
Alien World of Facts Outside Ourselves
Outside our consciousness there lies the cold and alien world of actual things. Between the two stretches the narrow borderland of the senses. No communication between the two worlds is possible excepting across the narrow strip. For a proper understanding of ourselves and of the world, it is of the highest importance that this borderland should be thoroughly explored.Folksonomies: empiricism
Folksonomies: empiricism
Science is about bridging the gap between ourselves and the outside.