Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Born: November 21, 1768
Died: February 12, 1834 (aged 65)
Bio: Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant Christianity.
Known for:
- The Christian faith
- Brief outline of the study of theology
- On the Glaubenslehre
- Theology of Schleiermacher