George Orwell quote about mind from 1984 - For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable what then?
pick facebookpinterest picture source

For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable what then?
 George Orwell, 1984 (1949). copy citation

edit
Author George Orwell
Source 1984
Topic mind logic science psychology
Date 1949
Language English
Reference
Note
Weblink http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100021.txt

Context

“Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy. The heresy of heresies was common sense. And what was terrifying was not that they would kill you for thinking otherwise, but that they might be right. For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable what then?
But no! His courage seemed suddenly to stiffen of its own accord. The face of O'Brien, not called up by any obvious association, had floated into his mind. He knew, with more certainty thanbefore, that O'Brien was on his side.” source

Meaning and analysis

write a note
report