"Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution and activity of the mind, which is independent of all experience in its origin, though constantly combined with experience in its exercise."
- William WhewellWilliam Whewell was a prominent English philosopher of the 19th century who made important advances in philosophy, science, and education. One of his main points highlights the fact that basic ideas and principles originate from the nature and operation of the human mind rather than being exclusivel…