Thomas Reid Quotes on Knowledge
Thomas Reid was a Scottish philosopher and the founder of the Scottish school of Common Sense. This page collects quotes attributed to Thomas Reid on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Thomas Reid:
“There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.”
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Attributed to Thomas Reid:
“All reasoning must be from first principles; and for first principles no other reason can be given but this, that, by the constitution of our nature, we are under a necessity of assenting to them.”
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Attributed to Thomas Reid:
“Common sense is the foundation of all reasoning and of all science.”
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Attributed to Thomas Reid:
“It is folly to attempt to confound first principles with conclusions.”