"The history of science should not be an instrument to defend any kind of social or philosophic theory; it should be u…"

"The Hellenistic world was international to a degree, polyglot and inspired by many religious faiths. ...the Greek ide…"

"Wisdom is not mathematical, nor astronomical, nor zoological; when it talks too much of any one thing it ceases to be…"

"Some men are abstract-minded, and they naturally think first of unity and God, of wholeness, of infinity and other su…"

"We can imagine that the Academy, which could be attended only by men of leisure, was a cradle of discontent. The auth…"

"The main task of mankind was accomplished by Muslims. The greatest philosopher, al-Farabi, was a Muslim; the greatest…"

"Our own culture, of Greek and Hebraic origin, is the one that interests us the most... We do not say that it is the b…"

"My main interest... is the love of truth, whether pleasant or not. Truth is self-sufficient, and there is nothing to …"

"The historical order is very interesting, but accidental and capricious; if we would to understand the growth of know…"

"The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional me…"