"Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than
the denial of an opportunity to strive or even
to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but
falsely identified as lying within."
Friday, November 19, 2010
Friday Philosophy
Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) may have been the scientist most in tune with the general public, by which I mean he could communicate complex ideas in a clear and even entertaining way (plus, he was a baseball fan, so he gets extra points from me). Here's an example:
"Few tragedies can be more extensive than
the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than
the denial of an opportunity to strive or even
to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but
falsely identified as lying within."
"Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than
the denial of an opportunity to strive or even
to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but
falsely identified as lying within."
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