Book | Chapter
On the value of knowledge
pp. 94-101
Abstract
It is now appropriate to ask why men really seek knowledge. Why do we devote our lives to this curious occupation of constantly searching out sameness in difference? Why do we strive to designate the rich manifold of the universe by means of only those concepts that are built up from a minimum number of elementary concepts?
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Schlick Moritz (1974) General theory of knowledge. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 94-101
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-3099-5_13
Full citation:
Schlick Moritz (1974) On the value of knowledge, In: General theory of knowledge, Dordrecht, Springer, 94–101.