F. H. Bradley Quotes on Nature
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 nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“The Absolute is one system, and its contents are nothing but sentient experience.”
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“The world of relations is a world of appearance.”
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“Reality is one and unchanging; it is appearance that gives the world its diversity.”
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“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). -
“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.”
Reported by Brand Blanshard in 'Francis Herbert Bradley', Journal of Philosophy (1925).