Quote by Konrad Lorenz: Know Thyself and the Role of Humans

„All too willingly man sees himself as the centre of the universe, as something not belonging to the rest of nature but standing apart as a different and higher being. Many people cling to this error and remain deaf to the wisest command ever given by a sage, the famous "Know thyself" inscribed in the temple of Delphi.“

Konrad LorenzKonrad Lorenz on the error of viewing man as the universe's center and the meaning of "Know thyself".
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Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and one of the main representatives of classical comparative behavioral research. He himself referred to this field as “animal psychology” until 1949 and is regarded as its founding father in the German-speaking world.

Quote by Konrad Lorenz about human self-perception and the importance of self-knowledge.


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Konrad Lorenz (1903–1989) was a prominent Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and behavioral researcher, considered one of the founders of modern ethology. He particularly studied imprinting in animals and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 for his work in ethology.

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