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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.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Aware Both Clear Every Exists Immediate Long Meaning Meaning Of Object Our Primary Real Remain Senses Terms

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When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Am Aware Colour Hear Nothing See Something Sound I Am I See

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Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Anyone Chairs Common Common Sense Exist Happens Independently Perceive Says Sense Tables Them Whether

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Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Analysis Falsehood Fears Hopes Influenced Judgment Likely Nature Our Truth Very

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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.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Account As Far As Changes Deal Except Far Leave Mind Objects Out Possible Psychology Sciences Them Which

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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.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Clear Concepts Concerned Familiar Long Mean Meanings Philosophy Phrase Say Simply Some Substitute Tries Up Word

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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.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Act Could Exist Forget He Know Liable Minds Natural Neither Nor Objects Physical Pure Scientist Them Were

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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.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Account As Far As Deal Far Get Know Leave Means Minds Objects Out Possible Processes Psychology Them

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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.

~Charles D. Broad

Topics: Because Clear Different Experiments Made Method Natural Now Philosophy Sciences Should Useless Utterly Why Would

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Psychologist

Born: Unknown

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