Quotes About Modern

It must be admitted that scientists today take little interest in philosophy of science.... It is not an indication that philosophical issues are no longer relevant. Rather, it is a consequence of the increasingly specialized nature of science, and of the polarization between the sciences and humanities that characterizes the modern education system.

That being said, it must be admitted that many scientists today take little interest in philosophy of science, and know little about it. While this is unfortunate, it is not an indication that philosophical issues are no longer relevant. Rather it is a consequence of the increasingly specialized nature of science, and of the polarization between the sciences and the humanities that characterizes much modern education.

all this was five thousand years ago and may seem of little relevance to the study of modern man and culture. But the fact is that the land of Sumer witnessed the origin of more than one significant feature of present-day civilization. Be he philosopher or teacher, historian or poet, lawyer or reformer, statesman or politician, architect or sculptor, it is likely that modern

Rich, modern countries have common traits that make them different from poor, traditional countries, which also share common traits. Differences in wealth can lead to conflict between societies, but the evidence suggests that this mainly occurs when rich and powerful societies try to conquer and colonize poor and traditional societies.

The most frustrating thing in life is having a conversation with someone who never looks up from their cell phone. How did we get here?

I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose between my e-reader and my bookshelf.

The best historical stories capture the modern imagination because they are, in many senses, still current - part of a continuum.

...it is time [for Islam] to assume, along with all of the great cultural traditions, the modern risks of scientific knowledge.

The most socially subversive institution of our time is the one-parent family.

I like to think that I'm a sort of poet for our times.

The West has made people too time-conscious, not knowing where they are going but speeding to get there because time is short.

We come from a generation of people who need their TV or stereo playing all the time. These people so scared of silence. These soundaholics, these quietophobics.

It is true that the eyes dominate the ears in our time.

A man wastes his time going to hear some of our eloquent modern preachers; they may change his opinions, but never his conduct.

No time like the present

People resemble still more the time in which they live, than they resemble their fathers.

The only thing nicer than a phone that didn't ring all the time (or indeed at all) was six phones that didn't ring all the time (or indeed at all).

Though there is something cruel about being in Hawaii and you have a computer in front of you the whole time.

Prosperity has brought complications. Our lives are busier, faster, more stressful. They're nostalgic for a simpler, slower time.

The destruction of the personality is the great evil of the time.

The Olympic stadium may have been built only in the early 1970s but it was clear for a long time it had no future. For many reasons it is not good enough for modern football and today's fans.

Preacher is a book that somehow allows me time by its settling on it's characters, that sort of modern gothic western feel. You're not likely to see the boat veering too far from that.

The 2004 Election marks the first time in modern political history that Republican voter turnout matched Democratic turnout in a presidential election year.

The supposed great misery of our century is the lack of time.