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George Holmes Howison
(29 Nov 1834 - 31 Dec 1916)
American philosopher and mathematician who is known for his philosophical system of “Personal Idealism”. He began his career as a professor of mathematics at Washington University, and while there, joined the St. Louis Philosophical Society. For the remainder of his career, he turned to teaching philosophy.
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Science Quotes by George Holmes Howison (2 quotes)
Mathematics is that form of intelligence in which we bring the objects of the phenomenal world under the control of the conception of quantity.
— George Holmes Howison
Offered as a provision definition, in 'The Departments of Mathematics, and their Mutual Relations', Journal of Speculative Philosophy (Apr 1871), 5, No. 2, 164.
Mathematics is the science of the functional laws and transformations which enable us to convert figured extension and rated motion into number.
— George Holmes Howison
In 'The Departments of Mathematics, and their Mutual Relations', Journal of Speculative Philosophy (Apr 1871), 5, No. 2, 170.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
