Good scholars struggle to understand the world in an integral way (pedants bite off tiny bits and worry them to death). These visions of reality […] demand our respect, for they are an intellectual's only birthright. They are often entirely wrong and always flawed in serious ways, but they must be understood honorably and not subjected to mayhem by the excision of patches.


"Men of the Thirty-Third Division: An Essay on Integrity", p. 136 - Eight Little Piggies (1993)

Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

Good scholars struggle to understand the world in an integral way (pedants bite off tiny bits and worry them to death). These visions of reality...

Good scholars struggle to understand the world in an integral way (pedants bite off tiny bits and worry them to death). These visions of reality...

Good scholars struggle to understand the world in an integral way (pedants bite off tiny bits and worry them to death). These visions of reality...

Good scholars struggle to understand the world in an integral way (pedants bite off tiny bits and worry them to death). These visions of reality...