“Furthermore, in the 13th/19th century philosophy began to see itself as a complete replacement for religion as one can see in the… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
Alas, Islam turned against science in the twelfth century. The most influential figure was the philosopher Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali, who argued in… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
“suddenly remembered a beautiful verse by the great Lebanese philosopher Kahlil Gibran: “Mayhap a funeral among men is a wedding feast among… — Jean Sasson Copy Share Image
“[W]hat we also see in sex is a kind of submissiveness. But not a kind of submissiveness which is simply 'do what… — Robert C. Solomon Copy Share Image
“But what is philosophy? Doesn’t it simply mean preparing ourselves for what may come? Don’t you understand that really amounts to saying… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Man was born for society. However little He may be attached to the World, He never can wholly forget it, or bear… — Matthew Gregory Lewis Copy Share Image
“The OS model has a natural overlap with much of the founding philosophy of 3D printing and is exemplified by pioneers RepRap.… — Aaron Council Copy Share Image
A lot of people say two-a-days is the time to get them tough. It's over by then. You better not be getting… — Urban Meyer Copy Share Image
“She: I am heartbroken. I don't believe in love. He: Sensitive people get heartbroken. But they should never stop believing in love.… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
The moral peril to humanity of thoughtlessly accepting these conveniences [of materialism] (with their inherent disadvantages) as constituting a philosophy of life… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
But I owe it to the subject to say, that it has long afforded me what philosophy is so often thought, and… — J. L. Austin Copy Share Image
“So, he who displays himself does not shine; he who asserts his own views is not distinguished; he who vaunts himself does… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister--corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Modern sociology is virtually an attempt to take up the larger program of social analysis and interpretation which was implicit in Adam… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Our government says people must not take law in their own hands, But has given the law in the hands of people… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
“If only you would realize some day, how much have you hurt me, If only your heart ever, craves for me or… — Mehek Bassi Copy Share Image
The philosopher ... subjects experience to his critical judgment, and this contains a value judgment namely, that freedom from toil is preferable… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
The contempt of riches in philosophers was only a hidden desire to avenge their merit upon the injustice of fortune, by despising… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
In raising the price of commodities, the rise of wages operates in the same manner as simple interest does in the accumulation… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“The discords of our experience--delight in change, fear of change; the death of the individual and the survival of the species, the… — Frank Kermode Copy Share Image
“Philosophy is different from science and from mathematics. Unlike science it doesn't rely on experiments or observation, but only on thought. And… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
“This is the lone-American type I admire, the kind I believe in, can get along with, and whom I vote for even… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Philosophy is that part of science which at present people chose to have opinions about, but which they have no knowledge about.… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Some of my scientific friends and colleagues confess that they cannot for the life of them see why I don't abandon ship… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
“I intend to scream, shout, race the engine, call when I feel like it, throw tantrums in Bloomingdale's if I feel like… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
“It is thought which governs the world, and all the states in it, and produces whatever is great and glorious in them.… — Marc A Hight Copy Share Image
“Indeed, in many cases, discussion can be carried on indefinitely without arriving at any solution, which is the reason why almost all… — René Guénon Copy Share Image
A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and… — Alice Stone Blackwell Copy Share Image
Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
“Live this life as gently as you would breathe in the seaside air. Then release all those dreams and wonders to the… — F.K. Preston Copy Share Image
“Don’t you think most of those kids think too much about who got an A or a B when they were in… — Daniel Amory Copy Share Image
It [9/11] transcended the political and moved into the metaphysical. There was a kind of cosmic, demonic quality of mind at work… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
“We, on the contrary–basing ourselves on a tradition much more ancient and real than the one which can be claimed by the… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
“Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards… — Robert J. Furey Copy Share Image
The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of its material wealth or military power, but… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
If we ought not to fear mortal truth, still less should we dread scientific truth. In the first place it can not… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
“If you were to ask me what it's about, I guess I'd say that it's about how joy can seem like a… — Forevercotton Copy Share Image
You try to figure out the two things that I use as the philosophy to do a golf course. The first is… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. ...… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image