Etienne Bonnot de Condillac Quotes
Etienne Bonnot, abbe de Condillac, was a French Enlightenment philosopher and the principal continental developer of empiricism after Locke. His Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge and Treatise on Sensations developed a thoroughgoing sensationalism in which all human cognition is constructed by the transformation of sense impressions through attention, comparison, and language. The quotes below are attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac, organized by topic.
Etienne Bonnot de Condillac on Knowledge
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Attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac:
“All knowledge is transformed sensation.”
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“The whole of metaphysics rests on the analysis of ideas.”
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“A well-made science is nothing but a well-made language.”
Etienne Bonnot de Condillac on Mind
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Attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac:
“Language is the instrument of analysis.”
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“Sensations alone make us what we are.”