"Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols."

Morris Raphael Cohen, Russian Philosopher

Work, Idols, Literature, Philosophy

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"Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols."

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"The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions."

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"Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist."

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