Ludwig Boltzmann: Philosophy

Ludwig Boltzmann was Austrian physicist. Explore interesting quotes on philosophy.

Ludwig Boltzmann: 22 quotes 1 like

“Philosophy gets on my nerves. If we analyze the ultimate ground of everything, then everything finally falls into nothingness. But I have decided to resume my lectures again and look the Hydra of doubt straight into the eye, and it be quite ominous if one values one's life.”

Ludwig Boltzmann

"Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics and Life", Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan, 2005, p. 323
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Life

“In my view all salvation for philosophy may be expected to come from Darwin's theory”

Ludwig Boltzmann

"Theoretical Physics and Philosophical Problems, Selected Writings", Ludwig Boltzmann, ed. B. McGuinness, 1974, p. 193

“The most ordinary things are to philosophy a source of insoluble puzzles. With infinite ingenuity it constructs a concept of space or time and then finds it absolutely impossible that there be objects in this space or that processes occur during this time…. the source of this kind of logic lies in excessive confidence in the so-called laws of thought.”

Ludwig Boltzmann

S. Rajasekar, N.Athavan, "Ludwig Edward Boltzmann"
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Law , Confidence , Time