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A dog cannot relate his autobiography; however eloquently he may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were honest but poor.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948)
Whatever we know without inference is mental.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948)
Probably in time physiologists will be able to make nerves connecting the bodies of different people; this will have the advantage that we shall be able to feel another man's tooth aching.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948)
I do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am not. I am, however, quite certain that I am having certain experiences, whether they be those of a dream or those of waking life.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948)
I once received a letter from an eminent logician, Mrs. Christine Ladd Franklin, saying that she was a solipsist, and was surprised that there were no others. Coming from a logician, this surprise surprised me.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948)
There is a further advantage [to hydrogen bombs]: the supply of uranium in the planet is very limited, and it might be feared that it would be used up before the human race was exterminated, but now that the practically unlimited supply of hydrogen can be utilized, there is considerable reason to hope that homo sapiens may put an end to himself, to the great advantage of such less ferocious animals as may survive. But it is time to return to less cheerful topics.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948)