F. H. Bradley Quotes on Knowledge
Francis Herbert Bradley was an English philosopher and the leading representative of British absolute idealism. This page collects quotes attributed to F. H. Bradley on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“Where everything is bad it must be good to know the worst.”
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“Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct, but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.”
Appearance and Reality , preface (1893). -
“Appearance and Reality , preface (1893).”
Of Optimism I have said that "The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil. -
“Appearance and Reality , preface (1893).”
Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct. -
“Reported by Brand Blanshard in 'Francis Herbert Bradley', Journal of Philosophy (1925).”
The man whose nature is such that by one path alone his chief desire will reach consummation will try to find it on that path, whatever it may be, and whatever the world thinks of it; and if he does not, he is contemptible. -
“The Limits of Individual and National Self-Sacrifice.”
I will begin with the self-styled "Christian" party, who profess to base their morality on the New Testament. But whether it is really more Christian to follow or to ignore the teachings of the Gospels I shall not discuss. -
“The one self-knowledge worth having is to know one’s own mind.”
No. 8.