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"When one has arrived at this view, others at that view, both reading the same Scripture, it is due to the fact that each looked for something else and interpreted that which he read for his own purpose."

“When one has arrived at this view, others at that view, both reading the same Scripture, it is due to the fact that each looked for something else and interpreted that which he read for his own purpose (Winter, 2005, p. 68).”

There was more to humans than there souls; they had sensory systems, so why not use them?

"The history of ideas, methods, and prejudices is an important part of the ongoing practice of science and this practice can change direction in surprising ways."

"Old wine, we find, tastes better from new bottles." (Gordon Allport)
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." (George Santayana)

While studying the history of psychology, one is often struck by the realization that a viewpoint does not always fade away because it is incorrect; rather, some viewpoints disappear simply because they become
unpopular.

With greater perspective comes greater understanding.

"Without such knowledge he sees the present in distorted perspective, he mistakes old facts and old views for new, and he remains unable to evaluate the significance of new movements and methods."

A new idea, to be accepted or even considered, must be compatible with existing ideas. In other words, a new idea will be tolerated only if it arises within an environment that can assimilate it.

Seldom, if ever, is a single individual solely responsible for an idea or a concept. Rather, individuals are influenced by other individuals, who in turn are influenced by other individuals, and so on. A history of almost anything, then, can be viewed as an unending stream of interrelated events.

If one wishes to understand the philosophy of a given epoch, one has to make the attempt to understand the mentality and presuppositions of the men who lived in that epoch, irrespective of whether one shares that mentality and those presuppositions or not.

Historiography is the study of the proper way to write history.

"Every doctor that sees me says they'll kill you. But they die and I don't, so there must be a mistake somewhere."

"...not just clothing a foreign body with a local dress."

What if living in a bubble is a good thing?