Errare humanum est!The Latin aphorism, spoken by the great orator Marc Seneca the Elder, is known throughout the world and means that error is the path to truth. Why this aphorism remains relevant for centuries? We will try to answer this question.
Accuracy is a property of law
Человеку свойственно ошибаться.We all heard it once. The Latin aphorism known throughout the world - Errare humanum est - has an analogue in Russian: "He who does nothing is not mistaken." In personal experience, in scientific discoveries, throughout the community, there may be a mistake. The question is the degree of responsibility for it.
And indeed, in order to be carried outprogressive development, a mistake is a must. What is its nature? This is the area of ignorance, the sphere of experiment with the boundaries of knowledge. If a person knows a solution to problems, it will not be difficult for him to choose the best course of events. The scale is not important, it concerns both the individual and the society as a whole.
Nature of error
In his development, man constantly overcomesown borders. Therefore, it is so difficult to cognize a person. It does not matter, it is practical (how to do something) or the process of spiritual growth. In the process of choosing a person commits an act. He always chooses. But not always right. And the price of a mistake is different. Hence another proverb: "A man punishes himself like this, like no one else can do it."
The nature of the error is hidden in the mechanism of knowledge:Errare humanum est! Error - ignorance of the best option. But it is thanks to her that new perspectives and opportunities open up. The experience of knowledge is always fraught with the risk of erroneous choice, but there is no other option. The experiment is the verification of the truth of the decision, any hypotheses are confirmed experimentally.
History knows many facts when repeated failure in experiments led to the discovery of world magnitude.
Historical errors
Stories are known cases when the error was the cause of discoveries on a global scale. For example, the error in the trajectory of the Columbus sea voyage gave a chance to discover America.
The erroneous principle of socialist equality, which became the basis of the Soviet state, showed an example of the strength of the ideological foundation of society.
Error does not always lead to truth.More often, it reveals the imperfection in knowledge, the limitations of our capabilities and is an incentive to find the best option. In this sense, one can also speak of the creative power of error.
Errare humanum est!The translation of this Latin expression literally sounds like this: "The error is inherent in human nature." Indeed, the entire path of development of a rational person is a movement towards one’s nature, towards self-knowledge, a process of self-improvement. And the initial principle of the imperfection of its nature is the recognition of a priori mistakes in the choice of a scenario.
Expression expressions
In Russian verbal creativity there are many similar in meaning, capacious in content statements:
- "The one who does nothing is not mistaken."
- "Learn from mistakes."
- "Error is the right decision under other conditions."
The content and words of the great figures of the world, who have every right to talk about a mistake, because their contribution to the development of the human community is immeasurable:
- "Freedom is nothing if the right to a mistake is excluded" (M. Gandhi).
- “The majority is always wrong, the truth is in the minority” (Ibsen).
- "A clever man is not only mistaken himself, but gives a chance to others" (Churchill).
All statements have one meaning: admitting an error is a condition of human freedom, everyone has the right to do so.
As Chesterfield said: "Fear of the possibility of error should not turn us away from the search for truth."
