The usual touchstone,whether that which someone asserts is merely his persuasion — or at least his subjective conviction, that is, his firm belief — is betting. It often happens that someone propounds his views with such positive and uncompromising assurance that he seems to have entirely set aside all thought of possible error. A bet disconcerts him.
Seriously though? I feel like we should’ve shouted this from the rooftops if it were so. This is an awesome quote. Where exactly is it from / did you find it?
Is this a real quote from Kant?
Seriously though? I feel like we should’ve shouted this from the rooftops if it were so. This is an awesome quote. Where exactly is it from / did you find it?
From Critique of Pure Reason (h/t Daniel Filan, h/t Bryan Caplan) : http://www.econlib.org/archives/2014/07/kant_on_betting.html