極端に言うと、彼は、自己のテーゼに完全に自信を持っているものが発揮できる虚心坦懐さで書いてはいないのである。の英語

He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.

He does not, in short, write with the candor of man who is completely confident of his thesis.

what is singular about his use of them is that no other artist, of his time or any other, has painted them so directly, intimately and pertinently

It may well be true that he made the discovery by accident. But the ‘accident' was one of those that come only to the receptive mind.

Mastering facts patiently is far more necessary for them than learning expressive and critical skills.

emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation

But this did not stop him from using his mind and presenting his ideas at physics meetings around the world.

showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement

This work of mine has been severely criticized by the so‐called experts, but I laugh in their faces these days, asking them if they could match it.

He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.

There is one thing which we do every time we read, whether we are aware of it or not; we come in contact with the personality of the writer.

a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

a doctrine in art called expressionism whereby the artist, through his individual and intense subjectivity attempts to describe the life within things

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed

Director Rob Marshall says that the theme of the story is the triumph of the human spirit against all odds.

It must also be said that spotting what is important in current science is a matter of judgement, one cannot know that one is right.

The book was so abstract in thought and difficult in language that only a few people could understand it.

the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.

But in many ways, the bird called Alex is unusual, for it has shown the kind of mental abilities that scientists once thought only humans had.

A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".

There are two contradicting emotions within the human heart. Needless to say, there isn't a person who doesn't feel empathy towards other's misfortunes. However, when you see a person finally able to overcome their misfortunes it is possible to feel a sense of dissatisfaction. To exaggerate a little, it leaves you with a sense that you want to see that person fall into the same misfortune again. Before you know it you unwillingly harbour a sense of hostility towards them.

We look back on days gone by, if not always with affections, at any rate with a kind of wistfulness.

We look back on days gone by if not always with affections, at any rate with a kind of wistfulness.

the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not)

He often said, "If you start something with enthusiasm, nothing is impossible. If you say, 'I can do it,' then you can do it!"

Around his facts the scientist weaves a logical pattern or theory which gives the facts meaning, order, and significance.

In spoken language, we do not pause between words, a fact that is somewhat surprising. We seem to hear separate words; we can clearly make them out.