R. G. Collingwood Quote

Questioning is the cutting edge of knowledge; assertion is the dead weight behind the edge that gives it driving force.


Speculum Mentis, Chapter III, Section 5 (p. 78), At The Clarendon Press. 1946


Questioning is the cutting edge of knowledge; assertion is the dead weight behind the edge that gives it driving force.

Questioning is the cutting edge of knowledge; assertion is the dead weight behind the edge that gives it driving force.

Questioning is the cutting edge of knowledge; assertion is the dead weight behind the edge that gives it driving force.

Questioning is the cutting edge of knowledge; assertion is the dead weight behind the edge that gives it driving force.