Um, guys, it was actually Descartes who originally wrote this, in "Principles of Philosophy." If Thorndike also said it, he was repeating it. It would be interesting to know whether he gave the correct attribution, or presented it in his own voice, fooling generations of psychologists after him that he was the originator of the saying.
Regards, Chris Green York University Toronto, Canada =================== Quoting Miguel Roig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi folks. I love the following quote: "If a thing exists, it exists in some > amount; and if it exists in some amount, it can be measured" and I think I > have even seen it some TIPSter's signature line. A Google search suggests > that the quote comes from Thorndike's 1914 book Educational Psychology: > Briefer Course. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of that book and our > library does not seem to carry it either. Can someone verify whether the > quote indeed appears in Thorndike's book? > > Thanks. > > Miguel > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
