"[W]hen the empirical investigator glories in his refusal to go beyond the specialized observation dictated by the traditions of his discipline, be they ever so inclusive, he is making a virtue out of a defense mechanism which insures him against questioning his presuppositions."

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Source : Karl Mannheim (1936). “Ideology and utopia: an introduction to the sociology of knowledge”

Karl Mannheim

#Discipline Quotes #Hens Quotes #Defense Quotes

“The achievement of freedom is hardly possible without the felt mourning. This ability to mourn, i.e, to give up the illusion of a happy childhood, can restore vitality and creativity if a person is able to experience that he was never loved as a child for what he was, but for his achievements, success and good qualities. And that he sacrificed his childhood for this love, this will shake him very deeply.”
“My job has me traveling all the time, and I got this house, so my downtime is spent sort of making a home. Every year it's different, and I try to do things that are more fulfilling.”
“If you want to convince the world that a fish can sense your emotions, only one statistical measure will suffice: the p-value.”
“Religion works. I know there's comfort there, a crash pad. It's something to explain the world and tell you there is something bigger than you, and it is going to be alright in the end. It works because it's comforting. I grew up believing in it, and it worked for me in whatever my little personal high school crisis was, but it didn't last for me.”

Source : Emily Carr (2009). “Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr”, p.24, D & M Publishers
“How doe we create the world we want, rather than a world that just happens to us?”

Source : Mark Kingwell (2000). “The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age”, p.207, Rowman & Littlefield
“John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palins ignorance of public affairs is monumental.”

Source : "Israel’s Best Interest is a Morally Strong America" by Edgar Bronfman, Sr., www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2008.
“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”

Source : Rick Riordan (2006). “The lightning thief”
“The games we have the ability to play in our minds amaze me.”

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