Charles D. Broad Quotes

United Kingdom, Scientist
December 30, 1887 – March, 11, 1971.

Charlie Dunbar Broad (30 December 1887 – 11 March 1971), usually cited as C. D. Broad, was an English epistemologist, historian of philosophy, philosopher of science, moral philosopher, and writer on the philosophical aspects of psychical research. He was known for his thorough and dispassionate examinations of arguments in such works as Scientific Thought, published in 1923, The Mind and Its Place in Nature, published in 1925, and An Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy, published in 1933.

Also known as Historian, Philosopher, Writer

Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not.

Charles D. Broad
In Psychology we deal with minds and their processes, and leave out of account as far as possible the objects that we get to know by means of them.

Charles D. Broad
- Psychology

When we say that Philosophy tries to clear up the meanings of concepts we do not mean that it is simply concerned to substitute some long phrase for some familiar word.

Charles D. Broad
- Up
- Long
When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.

Charles D. Broad
It is clear that every immediate object of our senses both exists and is real in the primary meaning of these terms so long as we remain aware of the object.

Charles D. Broad
- Long
- Real
It should now be clear why the method of Philosophy is so different from that of the natural sciences. Experiments are not made, because they would be utterly useless.

Charles D. Broad
- Different
- Why
In all the sciences except Psychology we deal with objects and their changes, and leave out of account as far as possible the mind which observes them.

Charles D. Broad
- Mind
- Psychology
The pure natural scientist is liable to forget that minds exist, and that if it were not for them he could neither know nor act on physical objects.

Charles D. Broad

Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears.

Charles D. Broad
- Truth
- Nature