A scientific approach means knowing what one knows and what one doesn't. Absolute or complete knowledge is unscientific. Karl Jaspers More Quotes by Karl Jaspers More Quotes From Karl Jaspers To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet. Karl Jaspers philosopher poet stupid I began the study of medicine, impelled by a desire for knowledge of facts and of man. The resolution to do disciplined work tied me to both laboratory and clinic for a long time to come. Karl Jaspers medicine men long If philosophy is practice, a demand to know the manner in which its history is to be studied is entailed: a theoretical attitude toward it becomes real only in the living appropriation of its contents from the texts. Karl Jaspers real attitude philosophy As a universal history of philosophy, the history of philosophy must become one great unity. Karl Jaspers unity universal philosophy Even scientific knowledge, if there is anything to it, is not a random observation of random objects; for the critical objectivity of significant knowledge is attained as a practice only philosophically in inner action. Karl Jaspers objectivity practice action Philosophy can only be approached with the most concrete comprehension. Karl Jaspers concrete taxi philosophy
