Charles D. Broad
Charles D. Broad
liable natural neither nor physical pure scientist
The pure natural scientist is liable to forget that minds exist, and that if it were not for them he could neither know nor act on physical objects.
analysis hopes influenced likely nature truth
Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears.
anyone chairs common exist happens perceive says tables whether
Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not.
concepts concerned familiar meanings phrase simply substitute tries
When we say that Philosophy tries to clear up the meanings of concepts we do not mean that it is simply concerned to substitute some long phrase for some familiar word.
aware colour hear
When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.
clear method utterly
It should now be clear why the method of Philosophy is so different from that of the natural sciences. Experiments are not made, because they would be utterly useless.
aware both exists immediate object primary remain terms
It is clear that every immediate object of our senses both exists and is real in the primary meaning of these terms so long as we remain aware of the object.
account deal far means objects possible
In Psychology we deal with minds and their processes, and leave out of account as far as possible the objects that we get to know by means of them.
account deal except far mind objects possible sciences
In all the sciences except Psychology we deal with objects and their changes, and leave out of account as far as possible the mind which observes them.