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2196 | The observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy [Hume] |
Full Idea: The observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy. | |
From: David Hume (Enquiry Conc Human Understanding [1748], IV.I.26) | |
A reaction: No wonder some people dislike philosophy. There is no question that the human race is often ludicrously over-confident about its attempts to understand, and a careful examination of the situation tends to undermine such confidence. |