„To be scientific, that is to know what one knows and what one does not know; unscientific is dogmatic knowledge. To be scientific is to know with reasons; to accept ready-made opinions is unscientific. Scientific is the knowledge with the consciousness of the respectively determined limits of the knowledge; unscientific is all total knowledge, as if one knew in the whole. Scientific is boundless criticism and self-criticism, the advancing questioning; unscientific is the concern that doubt could paralyze. Scientific is the methodical course, which step by step on the ground of experience penetrates to the decision; unscientific is the play of multiple opinions and possibilities and the murmuring.“
Karl JaspersKarl Jaspers describes scientificity as knowledge with critical thinking and awareness of limits – essential for true progress.
Karl Jaspers was a German philosopher and psychiatrist, known for his work in existential philosophy and political philosophy.
This quote by Karl Jaspers emphasizes the crucial importance of maintaining critical, methodical, and self-reflective approaches in science while consciously acknowledging the boundaries of knowledge.
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Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) was a significant German philosopher and psychiatrist. He was a co-founder of existential philosophy and focused extensively on issues of human existence, freedom, and truth. After World War II, he engaged in addressing the legacy of National Socialism and advocated for democratic development in Germany.
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