Philosophy: circles that include one another.

“What resists phenomenology within us--natural being, the 'barbarian' source Schelling spoke of--cannot remain outside phenomenology. The philosopher must bear his shadow, which is not…

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

The more science I studied, the more I saw that physics becomes metaphysics and numbers become imaginary numbers. The farther you go into science,…

— Dan Brown

“The second project is in the field of metaphysics: with the aim of showing that, in the words of Professor H. M. Tooten, “evolution…

— Georges Perec

“Always beware of turning religion into metaphysics: Morality is its essence.”

— Voltaire

The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course, Professor Cohen, how do I know that…

— Saul Bellow

And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to metaphysics. For if truth…

— David Hume

“In life there are squares and there are circles, sometimes it's best to be an oblong”

— Benny Bellamacina

Aesthetics - rather than reason - shapes our thought processes. First comes aesthetics, then logic. 'Thinking in Numbers' is not about an attempt to…

— Daniel Tammet

Good short-story collections, like good record albums, are almost always hit-and-miss affairs - successful if they include three or four great tracks, wildly successful…

— Walter Kirn

A number of well-understood mechanisms, including single gene mutations, produce changes that qualify as macroevolution. These include heterochronic mutations that alter structures by changing…

— Kenneth R. Miller

Include me out.

— Samuel Goldwyn

To tell your story, you have to include others.

— Ginger Zee

There is no question we need an energy policy overhaul in America. A key part of that overhaul must include moving forward aggressively with…

— Erik Paulsen

One of the rules of the road is that if you want to create the sense of silence, it frequently has more pungency if…

— Walter Murch

Although skin color is undoubtedly the most salient signal of racial identity in America, other actual or imagined bodily features have also been seen…

— Randall Kennedy