Philosophy aims at the logical clarification of thoughts. Philosophy is not a body of doctrine but an activity. A philosophical work consists… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Personally, when a controversy erupts, we decide first whether it requires clarification and, secondly, if it receives notice from authorities and the… — Amitabh Bachchan Copy Share Image
The clarification of our political ideas insensibly changes into and becomes indistinguishable from the history of political ideas. — Leo Strauss Copy Share Image
“When we don’t directly ask for clarification, we tend to fill in the gaps with negative thoughts. These eventually become rooted in… — Trish Cook Copy Share Image
Since we want not emancipation from impulse but clarification of impulse, the duty of rhetoric is to bring together action and understanding… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
“Conspiracy adepts love story-tellers who want to exorcise their fear, mixing rational and irrational elements to construct a plausible narrative for people… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
Sadly the very thing that strikes us as obvious always defeats our thinking about it in more penetrating ways: just as the… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
A group of four cardinals wrote to [Pope] Francis accusing him of sowing confusion on important moral issues, and they asked for… — Sylvia Poggioli Copy Share Image
Language is never fully trustworthy, but when it comes to eating animals, words are as often used to misdirect and camouflage as… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Myths that need clarification: "No matter how many times you see the Grand canyon, you are still emotionally moved to tears." False.… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
It is untrue that fiction is nonutilitarian. The uses of fiction are synonymous with the uses of literature. They include refreshment, clarification… — Leland Ryken Copy Share Image
“Thus Milton refines the question down to a matter of faith," said Coleridge, bringing the lecture to a close, "and a kind… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
Sanity, soundness, and sincerity, of which gleams and strains can still be found in the human brain under powerful microscopes, flourish only… — James Thurber Copy Share Image