Henri Lebesgue famous quotes

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In my opinion a mathematician, in so far as he is a mathematician, need not preoccupy himself with philosophy-an opinion, moreover, which has been expressed by many philosophers.
-- Henri Lebesgue

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The only teaching that a professor can give, in my opinion, is that of thinking in front of his students.
-- Henri Lebesgue

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... if one were to refuse to have direct, geometric, intuitive insights, if one were reduced to pure logic, which does not permit a choice among every thing that is exact, one would hardly think of many questions, and certain notions ... would escape us completely.
-- Henri Lebesgue

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Mathematicians have never been in full agreement on their science, though it is said to be the science of self-evident verities -- absolute, indisputable and definitive. They have always been in controversy over developing aspects of mathematics, and they have always considered their own age to be in a period of crisis.
-- Henri Lebesgue

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Future generations may or may not judge Wittgenstein to be one of the great philosophers. Even if they do not, however, he is sure always to count as one of the great personalities of philosophy. From our perspective it is easy to mistake one for the other; which he is time will tell.
Humanism is the philosophy that you should be a good guest at the dinner table of life.
The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. The surest way to end them is to establish beyond question what should be the purpose and method of a philosophical enquiry. And this is by no means so difficult a task as the history of philosophy would lead one to suppose. For if there are any questions which science leaves it to philosophy to answer, a straightforward process of elimination must lead to their discovery.
There are times when the end justifies the means. But when you build an argument based on a whole series of such times, you may find that you've constructed an entire philosophy of evil." --Luke Skywalker
The greatest need of our age and of every age, the greatest need of every human heart, is to know the resources and sufficiency of God.
You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that.
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
As far as I know, I have no pride of opinion.

Henri Lebesgue famous quotes

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