Quote by Abdolkarim Soroush

We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality.

We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain natu

Summary

This quote highlights the tendency of humans to create concepts and utilize them as tools for understanding the world around us. However, it also warns against the error we often make when we begin to mistake these concepts for objective reality. In our analysis and explanation of nature and society, we must recognize that our concepts are subjective constructs and should not be seen as exact representations of the complexities of reality.

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By Abdolkarim Soroush

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