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Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2019-09-03): Leonardo da Vinci was a man of enormous intellect and imagination that allowed him to create (at least on paper) inventions such as the bicycle, the helicopter, a submarine and an airplane, centuries before they would come to fruition. Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, stated that Leonardo da Vinci was "a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while others were all still asleep". Da Vinci is also known for his extensive interest in the interconnectedness of science, nature and art. This led him to the pioneering research in neuroanatomy, with some of the most accurate anatomical sketches of this period.
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2015-10-31): Hence Renaissance Syncretism, attempts by philosophers like Marsilio Ficino and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola to take all the authors of antiquity, and Aquinas and a few others in the mix, and show how they were all really saying the same thing, in a roundabout, hidden, glorious, elusive, poetic, we-can-make-like-Abelard-and-make-it-all-make-sense way.
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2017-05-30): There are dozens more paintings—of equal importance and beauty—that I could devote an unworthy paragraph to describing; but this would only swell this post to unartistic dimensions. Yet I cannot move on without mentioning the National Gallery’s collection of Italian Renaissance art. This includes Piero del Pollaiolo’s masterpiece, The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, a landmark in the realistic use of perspective, with the saint enricled by crossbowmen. [...] And this strikes me as perfectly true.
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2022-04-08): LEONARDO DA VINCI "...ONE OF THE FIRST PAINTERS OF THE WORLD..." [...] "Of the same sort also seems to be what Lorenzo de’ Medici said to a dull buffoon: ‘You would not make me laugh if you tickled me.’ And in like fashion he answered another simpleton who had found him abed very late one morning, and who had reproved him for sleeping so late, saying: ‘I have already been at the New Market and the Old, then outside the San Gallo gate and around the walls for exercise, and have done a thousand things besides; and you are still asleep?’ Then Lorenzo said: ‘What I dreamed in one hour is worth more than what you accomplished in four.’ 71.—"It is also fine when in a retort we censure something without apparently meaning to censure it. For instance, the Marquess Federico of Mantua,[263] father to our lady Duchess, being at table with many gentlemen, one of them said after eating an entire bowl of stew: ‘Pardon me, my lord Marquess;’ and so saying he began to gulp down the broth that remained. Then the Marquess said quickly: ‘Ask pardon rather of the swine, for you do me no wrong at all.’ [...] GIULIANO DELLA ROVERE 1443-1513
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2022-07-13): Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, engineer, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. His natural genius crossed so many disciplines that he epitomized the term "Renaissance man." Today he remains best known for two of his paintings, "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper." Largely self-educated, he filled dozens of secret notebooks with inventions, observations and theories about pursuits from aeronautics to human anatomy. His combination of intellect and imagination allowed him to create, at least on paper, such inventions as the bicycle, the helicopter and an airplane based on the physiology and flying ability of a bat. [...] Da Vinci was born in Anchiano, Tuscany (now Italy), in 1452, close to the town of Vinci that provided the surname we associate with him today. In his own time he was known just as Leonardo or as "Il Florentine," since he lived near Florence—and was famed as an artist, inventor and thinker. [...] Da Vinci’s interests ranged far beyond fine art. He studied nature, mechanics, anatomy, physics, architecture, weaponry and more, often creating accurate, workable designs for machines like the bicycle, helicopter, submarine and military tank that would not come to fruition for centuries. He was, wrote Sigmund Freud, "like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep."
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2022-03-10): Leonardo da Vinci Biography [...] Leonardo da Vinci was born into the 15th century Italian Renaissance that was a period of great artistic influence. Towards the end of the 15th century the artistic output of painting, sculpture and architecture hit a peak that would last for just over a quarter of a century. This period would become known the Italian High Renaissance. This was a mini era of epic artistic mastery. Leonardo stood shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest artisans of the day with Michelangelo, Raphael and Bramante all contributing iconic works of historical significance during this period. [...] Quotes About Leonardo da Vinci
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2024-07-11): The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the first flying machine, parachute, and machine gun. The list of Leonardo da Vinci’s achievements could go on and on, as many have already covered with their top 10s. What’s truly remarkable about da Vinci isn’t just what he invented or painted. It’s how he lived. As Sigmund Freud so clearly observed, "He was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep." Why was Leonardo da Vinci known as the Renaissance Man?. [...] Leonardo da Vinci was the true Renaissance Man. He lived a life based on a philosophy that man’s personal development and expansion capacity were without limits. As a Renaissance Man, it was an individual’s goal to reach their fullest potential in life. The fervor of intellectual pursuits still required creativity in arts, honing the physical body, and the pursuit of emotional truth. It was a way of living that saw life as a complete whole through many different forms. [...] Leonardo da Vinci: A True Renaissance Man
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2014-01-01): "Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep." [...] However, if the imitation of his father hurt him as an artist, his resistance against the father was the infantile determinant of his perhaps equally vast accomplishment as an artist. According to Merejkowski's beautiful comparison he was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep. He dared utter this bold principle which contains the justification for all independent investigation: "Chi dispute allegando l'autorità non adopra l'ingegno ma piuttosto la memoria" (Whoever refers to authorities in disputing ideas, works with his memory rather than with his reason).[69] Thus he became the first modern natural philosopher, and his courage was rewarded by an abundance of cognitions and suggestions; since the Greek period he was the first to investigate the secrets of nature, relying entirely on his observation and his own judgment. But when he learned to depreciate authority and to reject the imitation of the "ancients" and constantly pointed to the study of nature as the source of all wisdom, he only repeated in the highest sublimation attainable to man, which had already obtruded itself on the little boy who surveyed the world with wonder.
Claim: Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-31)
Evidence (2019-12-01): His fame endured by his achievements as painter, sculptor, and architect, but his Notebooks/‘Codices’ parade him among History’s great scientists. His wide-ranging curiosity inspired Leonardo to explore technological and scientific visions that his contemporaries could not imagine.1,4–7 Similarly, we can pose questions/hypotheses and then work-out answers. Had his works been published in his day, science would have surged. But the time was inchoate; his scientific discoveries were doomed to long obliviousness. He was, as Freud commented,8,like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep. Fusing complementary information demands saper vedere (knowing how to see); a cornerstone of Leonardo’s own artistic/scientific creativity. Transdisciplinary daVincian achievements reveal endorsement of observations to grasp the rules of a complex reality, and as path to scientific knowledge. Through observation, he concluded correctly that the sun’s reflection lights our moon, whose phases change regularly. Leonardo’s emphasis on experience is critical in the growth of modern science. He may be the originator of scientific visualization. He developed techniques for observing the wind, by generating smoke in a tube and adding it to the wind at suitable points. Most remarkably, he made actual experiments under controlled conditions. [...] The Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci . (Compiled and edited by [...] Leonardo da Vinci: A Psychosexual Study of an Infantile Reminiscence .
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2019-05-02): There is no evidence Russell said or wrote this expression.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2024-08-29): Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell om frs (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician. He was born in Wales, but spent most of his life in England. He worked mostly in the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. [...] Quotations [change | change source]- "War does not determine who is right. (Often attributed to Russell, but no sources exist.)[1] [...] - Bertrand Russell, by John Slater, Bristol: Thoemmes Press, 1994.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
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Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
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Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2023-09-21): In the realm of war and its bitter consequences, Bertrand Russell's quote, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left," encapsulates the harsh reality of armed conflicts. At its core, this quote suggests that the outcome of war does not necessarily establish the righteousness or justness of any party involved. Instead, it highlights that survival and endurance, irrespective of moral high ground, determine the ultimate winners and losers of warfare. It serves as a reminder that the aftermath of war can bring devastation and destruction, rather than resolutions or clarity.However, beyond the straightforward interpretation, let us delve into an unexpected philosophical concept that offers an intriguing perspective on the quote's meaning and importance. Enter the philosophical school of relativism, which posits that truth and morality can be subjective and vary with individual perception and cultural context. This concept challenges the idea of determining what is right or wrong, instead emphasizing the subjective nature of such judgments.Relativism suggests that in the context of war, where conflicting parties often claim moral superiority, the quest to determine who is right becomes complex and mired in subjective viewpoints.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2024-09-08): In 1943 Russell called his stance towards warfare "relative political pacifism" – he held that war was always a great evil, but in some particularly extreme circumstances (such as when Adolf Hitler threatened to take over Europe) it might be a lesser of multiple evils. In the years leading to World War II, he supported the policy of appeasement; but by 1940 he acknowledged that to preserve democracy, Hitler had to be defeated. This same reluctant value compromise was shared by his acquaintance A.A. Milne.[4] [...] Nicholas Griffin of McMaster University, in his book The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell: The Public Years, 1914–1970, interpreted Russell's wording as advocating not the actual use of the atom bomb, but merely its diplomatic use as a massive source of leverage over the actions of the Soviets. Griffin's interpretation was disputed by Nigel Lawson; the former British Chancellor, who was present at the speech. Lawson claims it was quite clear that Russell was advocating an actual first strike, a view that is consistent with that reported by Hermann Bondi in Bondi's autobiography (Science, Churchill and Me, 1990, p60) recounting Russell's views from the time when Russell and Bondi were fellows of Trinity College in Cambridge. Whichever interpretation is correct, Russell later relented, instead arguing for mutual disarmament by the nuclear powers, possibly linked to some form of world government.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2010-01-01): Bertrand Arthur William Russell (b.1872 - d.1970) was a British philosopher, logician, essayist, and social critic, best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. His most influential contributions include his defense of logicism (the view that mathematics is in some important sense reducible to logic), and his theories of definite descriptions and logical atomism. Along with G.E. Moore, Russell is generally recognized as one of the founders of analytic philosophy. Along with Kurt Gödel, he is also regularly credited with being one of the two most important logicians of the twentieth century. [...] In 1954 he delivered his famous "Man's Peril" broadcast on the BBC, condemning the Bikini H-bomb tests. A year later, together with Albert Einstein, he released the Russell-Einstein Manifesto calling for the curtailment of nuclear weapons. In 1957 he was a prime organizer of the first Pugwash Conference, which brought together a large number of scientists concerned about the nuclear issue. He became the founding president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958 and was once again imprisoned, this time in connection with anti-nuclear protests in 1961. The media coverage surrounding his conviction only served to enhance Russell's reputation and to further inspire the many idealistic youths who were sympathetic to his anti-war and anti-nuclear protests. [...] - Vellacott, Jo (1980) Bertrand Russell and the Pacifists in the First World War, Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (1995-12-07): - ––– (ed.), 2014, Bertrand Russell, A Pacifist at War: Letters and Writings 1914–1918, Nottingham: Spokesman Books. [...] - Perkins, Ray, Jr, 1994, "Bertrand Russell and Preventive War," Russell, 14: 135–53. [...] - Bertrand Russell (National Portrait Gallery)
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2024-01-01): This quote suggests that war, as a means of resolving conflicts, does not establish the superiority of one party's beliefs or values. Instead, it often results in determining the survivors or those with greater power, without necessarily resolving the underlying issues or establishing moral righteousness. It underscores the destructive nature of war and highlights the importance of seeking alternative paths to resolve conflicts, such as diplomacy and compromise.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2020-02-27): Russell was also anti-war but inconsistently so. He opposed Britain’s entry into World War I and was an organizer of the movement to protest the draft, eventually serving six months in jail for his activities. But he also said war wasn’t always wrong, and in fact he supported, albeit reluctantly, the war against the Nazis. After World War II, Russell advocated for dropping atomic bombs on the Soviet Union—and then later for nuclear disarmament. Toward the end of his life he protested the Vietnam War, organizing and financing a war crimes tribunal in 1967 presided over by Sartre and Isaac Deutscher that issued indictments of US military practice. Though he was in his nineties, Russell was perhaps at his most outspoken in those days. He said John F. Kennedy was worse than Adolf Hitler and compared America’s presence in Vietnam to the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He called for a UN commission to investigate allegations of genocide by US troops. His statements at times were so outrageous that some of his good friends wrote him in the 1960s to ask if he had really said the things he was supposed to have said. [...] "War is a mad horror," Russell wrote to a friend. It strained his relationships. He was shocked to see people he considered to be close companions and fellow liberals become pro-war, and it drove a wedge between them. At the same time, he claimed the war rejuvenated him and shook him out of his prejudices.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2021-01-15): 3.7: Bertrand Russell – On Truth and Falsehood - Page ID - 86731 \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2014-01-10): That’s what Bertrand Russell said. I didn’t know what he meant when I was 20 and heading to war. Now, at the age of 28, it makes too much sense. A sense that I am left but that my father is gone.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2023-11-01): British philosopher Bertrand Russell once said, "War does not determine who is right — only who is left." Recently we’ve begun to accept the theory of intergenerational trauma, but mostly this is seen from a victim’s standpoint. What about intergenerational trauma from an abuser’s standpoint? There are numerous psychological studies that prove that people who are abused become abusers. About 30% to 40% of the abused abuse. With that being the case at an individual level, why wouldn’t the same be true at the societal level?
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2017-11-13): The period from 1910 to 1914 was a time of deep transition for Russell. He says, "I felt as sharply separated from the people of England as Faust’s life before and after he met Mephistopheles." The great war shook him out of his prejudices and made him think afresh on the fundamental questions of life. Back in Cambridge, living with high emotional tension, he could not emotionally face the disaster the war would bring to his people. He was appalled that 90% of the population were excited and energized about the war and he said, "It caused me to review my own thoughts about human nature." [...] Now, as you know, Russell was a pacifist. It was a major thrust of his life. He founded the Bertrand Russell Foundation, for the purpose of promoting world peace. And it is important to him that we look at war’s destruction and find it unacceptable. He says about peace: [...] After the founding and formation of Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, Russell received a letter from U Thant, who was Secretary General of the United Nations. He said:
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2023-11-22): You can see why, to someone who had been through such a religious schooling, atheism seemed so appealing. Bertrand Russell offered a simple, zero-cost escape from an unbearable life of self-denial and harassment of other people. For him, there was no credible case for the existence of God. Religion, Russell argued, was rooted in fear: "Fear is the basis of the whole thing — fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death."
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2015-10-10): "War does not determine who is right—only who is left," a reader writes: "In the World war, the United States is left—holding the bag." [...] War never determines who is right, but only who is left. [...] War may not determine who is right but it does definitely determine who is left.
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2019-08-27): FACT CHECK: Did Bertrand Russell Say, ‘War Does Not Determine Who Is Right – Only Who Is Left’? A post shared on Facebook claims that British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right – only who is left." [...] While there is no evidence that Russell wrote this quote about war, he may well have agreed with the sentiment. A lifelong peace activist and proponent of nuclear disarmament, Russell often wrote about the subject of war. In his book "Fact and Fiction," he wrote, "Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man."
Claim: claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." (Viral Quote, 2019-05-02)
Evidence (2022-08-11): All too often, leaders start wars over obscure borders and materialistic values. And in the end, nobody wins. As the philosopher Bertrand Russell pointedly said, "War does not determine who is right – only who is left." Even if physically unscathed, no soldier ever survives a war.