"In no field of knowledge can you notice so few results with so much activity as in philosophy. For centuries, in all civilized countries, men of the finest spirit and most sincere aspirations have been engaged in metaphysical investigations, and yet at this moment their systems, far from approaching the truth, are actually moving further and further away from it with the progress of science.
"
Author
Henry Thomas BuckleAll Translations
All Translations
"
In no field of knowledge can you notice so few results with so much activity as in philosophy. For centuries, in all civilized countries, men of the finest spirit and most sincere aspirations have been engaged in metaphysical investigations, and yet at this moment their systems, far from approaching the truth, are actually moving further and further away from it with the progress of science.
""Egy ismeretágban sem lehet akkora tevékenység mellett oly kevés eredményt észrevenni, mint a philosophiában. Évszázadok óta minden czivilizált országban a legkiválóbb szellemű és legőszintébb törekvésű férfiak foglalkoztak metaphysicai vizsgálódásokkal s mégis e pillanatban rendszereik, nemhogy közelednének az igazsághoz, sőt inkább a tudományok előhaladásával mind jobban-jobban eltávoznak attól."