John Carroll Quotes:
Ocupation: Clergy
Life: January 8, 1735 - December 3, 1815
Birthday: January 8
Death: December 3
The dialectical critique of positivist habits of mind ... is interested only in behaviour which is 'important' to the actor; that is, behaviour which is emotionally charged to the degree that it is either frequently recalled, reflected upon, or day-dreamed about. ... That science which is less discriminating in the behaviour it chooses to investigate gains clarity and distinctiveness at the cost of confining itself to the trivial.
topic: Mind, Important, Degrees, Habits Of Mind
