The modern mind is in complete disarray.

“The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.”

— Albert Camus

Author: Albert Camus
Category: knowledge
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There is, however, another purpose to which

“There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.”

— Charles Babbage

Author: Charles Babbage
Category: knowledge
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The knowledge and understanding of the world

“The knowledge and understanding of the world which science gives us and the magnificent opportunity which it extends to us to control and use the world for the extension of our pleasure in it has never been greater than it now is.”

— Polykarp Kusch

Author: Polykarp Kusch
Category: knowledge
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