Gustav Fechner Quotes
Gustav Theodor Fechner was a German experimental psychologist, philosopher, and the principal founder of psychophysics, the systematic study of the relations between physical stimuli and subjective experience. Originally trained in medicine and physics, he held a chair at Leipzig until a long period of illness drove him toward speculative philosophy. The quotes below are attributed to Gustav Fechner, organized by topic.
Gustav Fechner on Mind
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Attributed to Gustav Fechner:
“The same mathematical laws that govern bodies also govern minds.”
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Attributed to Gustav Fechner:
“What is true of the body is mirrored in the soul.”
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Attributed to Gustav Fechner:
“Psychophysics is the science of the relations between body and mind.”
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Attributed to Gustav Fechner:
“Day-thought reveals what night-thought conceals.”
Gustav Fechner on Nature
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Attributed to Gustav Fechner:
“The whole earth is alive; we are its conscious moments.”