In Psychology we deal with minds and their processes, and leave out of account as far as possible the objects that we get to know by means of them.
More Quotes from Charles D. Broad:
The pure natural scientist is liable to forget that minds exist, and that if it were not for them he could neither know nor act on physical objects.Charles D. Broad
When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.
Charles D. Broad
Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not.
Charles D. Broad
It is clear that every immediate object of our senses both exists and is real in the primary meaning of these terms so long as we remain aware of the object.
Charles D. Broad
Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears.
Charles D. Broad
In all the sciences except Psychology we deal with objects and their changes, and leave out of account as far as possible the mind which observes them.
Charles D. Broad
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