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“The sciences we are familiar with have been installed in a number of great 'continents'. Before Marx, two such continents had been opened up to scientific knowledge: the continent of Mathematics and the continent of Physics. The first by the Greeks (Thales), the second by Galileo. Marx opened up a third continent to scientific knowledge: the continent of History.”
Louis Althusser (1918–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If people want to anticipate the development of Capitalism over a long period a knowledge of Marx is a much more effective starting point than a knowledge of Wieser, Boehm-Bawerk, Pareto or even Marshall (though the last-named is in this respect much superior). But Marxian economics would be a poor basis for running a central bank or anticipating the effects of a change in the rate of discount.”
Oskar R. Lange (1904–1965) first seen 1935 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marxian Economics and Modern Economic Theory", The Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jun., 1935)
“We repeatedly find that in his discussions about knowledge Plato just assumes or asserts that the Ideas exist, and then explains what "knowledge" is (for example, Rep. 476a ff., 507a-b ff., 596a and context, Pho. 100b ff.). We do not seem to get an account of how we know these ontological assumptions to be true. Indeed, one is justified in wondering whether Plato has a "theory" of Ideas at all.”
Charles L. Griswold (born 1951) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Platonic Writings/Platonic Readings (1988), Chap. 9 : Plato's Metaphilosophy: Why Plato Wrote Dialogues
“Assuming the simulators, or at least the early generations of them, have a very advanced knowledge of the laws of Nature, it's likely that they would still have incomplete knowledge of them. ...gradually the little flaws will begin to build up. ...The only escape is if their creatures intervene to patch up the problems one by one as they arise.”
John D. Barrow (1952–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perhaps the topic [of this book] will appear fairly difficult to you because it is not yet familiar knowledge and the understanding of beginners is easily confused by mistakes; but with your inspiration and my teaching it will be easy for you to master, because clear intelligence supported by good lessons is a fast route to knowledge.”
Diophantus (200–284) said by 284 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Following the dedication to Dionysus as quoted by Paul Drijvers, Secondary Algebra Education (2011)
“Given the antiquity.., the cumulative nature of mathematical knowledge, and the fact that the young people... produce the original ideas, how does it keep going? ...How do young mathematicians cope with with this vast amount of knowledge from the past and still turn out... new ideas? ...[T]here's an external answer and an internal answer.”
Michael Atiyah (1929–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The God of the gaps argument for God fails when a plausible scientific account for a gap in current knowledge can be given. I do not dispute that the exact nature of the origin of the universe remains a gap in scientific knowledge. But I deny that we are bereft of any conceivable way to account for that origin scientifically.”
Victor J. Stenger (1935–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the act of creating, people argue. They have heated dialogue. They get upset! Without real exchange, you can’t create knowledge. Knowledge creation is a human activity”
Ikujiro Nonaka (1935–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Knowledge workers have high degrees of expertise, education, or experience, and the primary purpose of their jobs involves the creation, distribution or application of knowledge.”
Thomas H. Davenport (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ultimately, knowledge worker performance comes down to the behaviors of individual knowledge workers.”
Thomas H. Davenport (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Labeling a firm as knowledge-intensive implies that knowledge has more importance than other inputs.”
William H. Starbuck (born 1934) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A knowledge-intensive firm may not be information intensive... Knowledge is a stock of expertise, not a flow of information.”
William H. Starbuck (born 1934) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Logic is immaturity weaving its nets of gossamer wherewith it aims to catch the behemoth of knowledge. When Logic comes of age it strangles itself in its nets and then becomes transmuted into Faith, which is the deeper knowledge. Logic is a crutch for the cripple; but a burden for the swift of foot; and a greater burden still for the winged.”
Mikha'il Na'ima (1889–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[S]mall as our increase in knowledge may be, concrete systems of religion have not kept pace with it. They persist in explaining by myth, portions of the relation of... which we have true knowledge. Hence we see the danger, if not the absolute evil of any myth at all.”
Karl Pearson (1857–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wherever there is the slightest possibility for the human mind to know, there is a legitimate problem of science. Outside the field of actual knowledge can only lie a region of the vaguest opinion and imagination, to which... men too often... pay higher respect than to knowledge.”
Karl Pearson (1857–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[O]nly little by little, slowly... man, by the aid of organised observation and careful reasoning, can hope to reach knowledge of the truth... science... is the sole gateway to a knowledge which can harmonise with our past as well as with our... future... As Clifford puts it, "Scientific thought is not an accompaniment or condition of human progress, but human progress itself.”
Karl Pearson (1857–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our present knowledge of human perception leaves no doubt as to the general form of any theory which is to do justice to such knowledge: a theory of perception must be a field theory. By this we mean that the neural functions and processes with which the perceptual facts are associated in each case are located in a continuous medium.”
Wolfgang Köhler (1887–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(Information is information, Faust. Knowledge is knowledge. I make no distinction between the high and the low.)”
Michael Swanwick (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Following the illuminating studies of Marcel Detienne and Jean-Pierre Vernant, we can find in the Greek concept of metis a means of comparing the forms of knowledge embedded in local experience with the more general, abstract knowledge deployed by the state and its technical agencies.”
James C. Scott (1936–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Metis, with the premium it places on practical knowledge, experience, and stochastic reasoning, is of course not merely the now-superseded precursor of scientific knowledge. It is the mode of reasoning most appropriate to complex material and social tasks where the uncertainties are so daunting that we must trust our (experienced) intuition and feel our way.”
James C. Scott (1936–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For better is knowledge than constant practice; and than knowledge meditation is more excellent; than meditation, abandonment of the fruit of work; after abandonment, peace ensues.”
W. Douglas P. Hill (1884–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He said to the effect that no knowledge of Islam can be gained from books of Kalam, as kalam is not from knowledge and that "It is better for a man to spend his whole life doing whatever Allah has prohibited - besides shirk with Allah - rather than spending his whole life involved in kalam.”
Al-Shafi‘i (767–820) said by 820 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But we are not destroyers. We are creators. Therefore, let us ardently build the bastions of culture, knowledge of the Living Ethics, and Beauty. Knowledge and Beauty are the foundation and crown of cosmic evolution.”
Helena Roerich (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What has been said is as true as that the Temple of Knowledge shall be erected near the site of the glorification of the Teacher. What has been said is as true as that the pupil of the Blessed One shall give her name to the Temple of Knowledge. The base of the manifestation of Truth is affirmed by the labors of life. Given in Chorten-Karpo.”
Helena Roerich (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The law of fearlessness, the law of the renunciation of property, the law of the evaluation of labor, the law of the dignity of human personality, beyond castes and outer distinctions, the law of true knowledge, the law of love based upon self-knowledge, make of the covenants of the Teachers a continuous rainbow of the joy of humanity.”
Helena Roerich (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The direct knowledge of matter that mankind can acquire is a knowledge of the average behaviour and relations of the crowd of molecules.”
Joseph Larmor (1857–1942) said by 1942 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you learned the sacred knowledge for the sake of this world, then the knowledge will be never rooted in your heart.”
Abu Hanifa (699–767) said by 767 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Information isn't knowledge, knowledge is what you become.”
Hamza Tzortzis (born 1980) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: One God One Religion - Brother Hamza Andreas Tzortzis", Youtube (April 16, 2018)
“I will argue that native societies' knowledge surpasses the scientific and social knowledge of the dominant society in its ability to provide information and a management style for environmental planning. Frankly, these native societies have existed as the only example of sustainable living in North America for more than 300 years.”
Winona LaDuke (born 1959) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Futures" (1994)
“What were some of these teachings? "Man, Know thyself!" For self knowledge - the knowledge of the higher spiritual Self - is the pathway of wisdom, of understanding, of light, of peace, of power; and it comes to man through self-forgetfulness, and self-forgetfulness is the knocking, the mystic knocking, at the door of the initiation-chamber of the temple. (Chapter 3)”
Gottfried de Purucker (1874–1942) said by 1942 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That's enormously interesting, the petabyte change because what's gonna happen is all human knowledge, every book that ever been written will fit into 138 terabytes of memory. That will mean the petabyte of memory can store all human knowledge and we can give it to every person on the planet. If we do that it's totally going to change society.”
Joe Armstrong (programmer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Unveiling is the mystical perception of the saint but not through abstract of philosophical knowledge, but it is a vision clothed in form especially human form. It is cognitive but apparitional revealing knowledge through divine light.”
Ruzbihan Baqli (1128–1209) said by 1209 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whatsoever little knowledge I have about Babur is only that Babur was the ruler of the 16 th century. Except for this, I do not have any knowledge of Babur.”
Dhaneshwar Mandal wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... In the vocabulary of medieval thinking all knowledge and science were identical. The end of man was blessedness, and knowledge guided by faith was the avenue to eternal felicity.”
Irwin Edman (1896–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Intellectual knowledge is ordinary, limited to the human faculties. It deals with the finite objects of the world of the creation of God; it is not concerned with the Creator. Gnosis (Marifat) is higher knowledge and directly deals with the Creator and the Divine Attributes. It is a gift of God.”
Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi (950–990) said by 990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have extensive management experience in crisis situations, accumulated experience, and knowledge in the security and defense system. I have experience in overcoming the economic crisis. The current dangers and the accumulated experience and knowledge practically coincide”
Robert Kocharyan (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A knowledge of our own history is a significant part of culture and, at present, that knowledge is absurdly curtailed.”
Colin Tudge (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The purpose of this book is, firstly, to make a rapid survey, the barest outline, of the knowledge which has existed, all through the history of man, and guided his development from behind the scenes; and, secondly, to study how, upon the foundations of that knowledge there can be built an entirely new way of life, which would produce the final pattern of a sane and successful world civilization.”
Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The human mind is lit by an elemental sense of wonder, a probing, restless curiosity that is our primate heritage and that from its beginnings has sought a knowledge, some knowledge, of the future. To satisfy that need there has come into being a massive and thoroughly modern creation, science fiction, the literature of extrapolative, industrial man.”
William Tenn (1920–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even in Eden, the mind tried to acquire knowledge without wisdom and attentiveness, and the knowledge proved to be lethal!”
Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) said by 1867 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In my analysis of the art discourse emerging from the cross-section revealing the interlacement of patriarchal power and knowledge, I was greatly influenced by Valéria Dienes’s feminist writings, who could reconcile her thoughts on psychology, philosophy, and semiotics with the choreography of the art of movement – i.e., the mind with the body, and knowledge with feelings.”
Orshi Drozdik (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Earth-centered cultures everywhere held our kinship with land and animals and plants as core knowledge, central to living. The land had to be soaked with blood and that knowledge, those cultures shattered, before private ownership could be erected. It wasn't just theft.”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is important to equip leaders and residents with knowledge on the new land law so as to disseminate the same knowledge on land use as well as rights to others. The beneficiaries of this training will also be in a position to resolve land-related disputes and involve the community in safeguarding their land.”
Madina Ndangiza first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/27691/muhanga-leaders-trained-on-land-law ( The New Times Rwanda, Thursday, October 22, 2009 )
“Knowledge is key to effective women participation in the political process, especially in a post-colonial Africa whose economy is becoming increasingly knowledge-driven.”
Ramatu Tijani Aliyu (born 1970) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Key to women participation (November 2019)
“The current state of knowledge remains vague when history is not considered, just as history remains vague without substantive knowledge of the current state.”
Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961) said by 1961 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 54 (2012 edition)
“In 2003, we recorded a set of art based DVDs inspired by the culture of watching home videos. Through this, I developed a strategy which makes knowledge about the arts available to a large number of people. The adoption of this model for teaching art (a widely undersubscribed subject in many schools) has made knowledge readily available in a relatively attractive manner.”
Peju Layiwola (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Their knowledge and their faculty of observation were extraordinary. By their study of the world the Greeks illuminate not only their own nature but that of all other ancient peoples; without them, and the phillhellenic Romans, there would be no knowledge of past times, for all other nations attended to nothing but themselves, their own citadels, temples and gods.”
Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897) said by 1897 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am passionate about God, business and knowledge. God because I cannot do without Him, business because I wish to create jobs and knowledge because it's the power that allows you to choose wisely.”
Doriane Kundwa first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: KUNDWA DORIANE – CATCHING UP WITH MISS RWANDA 2015 The African Perspective, (January 1, 2018)
“The teachers and caregivers “are not just knowledge transfer instructors but are facilitators of knowledge.”
Mariam Masha (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[M]y departure is not running away or an escape but a quest—a conquest, an acquisition of knowledge! I would leave again for Paris! I would have the highest degree in the world. I would arm myself to the teeth, with all the powerful weapons of knowledge! Then and only then would I be able to find the way to freedom.”
Doria Shafik (1908–1975) said by 1975 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source