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> [It's always better to be deep rather than shallow. And I'm deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/it-s-always-better-to-be-deep-rather-than-shallow-and-i-m-deep/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

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## More by L.A. Paul

> [Living rationally and authentically does not mean that you map out your future by thinking carefully about what it would be like if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/living-rationally-and-authentically-does-not-mean-that-you-map-out/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [It's always better to be deep rather than shallow. And I'm deep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/it-s-always-better-to-be-deep-rather-than-shallow-and-i-m-deep/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [While I do not agree with all of the claims made by experimental philosophers, especially those who seem to think xphi will somehow replace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/while-i-do-not-agree-with-all-of-the-claims-made-by-experimental/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [We should listen to both philosophers and scientists, because the philosophical contribution is different from the scientific contribution, and both of them are worthwhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/we-should-listen-to-both-philosophers-and-scientists-because-the/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [I argue, based on metaphysical and physical considerations, that we should think of the fundamental parts of the world as a mix of intrinsic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-argue-based-on-metaphysical-and-physical-considerations-that-we/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [If you are female, and conditions are otherwise apt, you are supposed to decide whether you want to become a mother by thinking carefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/if-you-are-female-and-conditions-are-otherwise-apt-you-are-supposed/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [Often the features metaphysicians are interested in, like causation, time, and essence, involve features that seem so basic or are so generally embedded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/often-the-features-metaphysicians-are-interested-in-like-causation/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [There are laws of nature - of course there are - even if they don't exist in some sort of bizarre Platonic Heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/there-are-laws-of-nature-of-course-there-are-even-if-they-don-t-exist/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/philosophers-especially-metaphysicians-explore-features-of-reality/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [I have quite a bit of sympathy for the idea that psychology and cognitive science have much to offer philosophy, and that the reverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-have-quite-a-bit-of-sympathy-for-the-idea-that-psychology-and/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [I just realized, sometime early on in college, that I wanted to be a philosopher. I basically decided that I wanted to spend my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-just-realized-sometime-early-on-in-college-that-i-wanted-to-be-a/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [I do think that metaphysical exploration is like scientific exploration, in the sense that philosophers and scientists are both developing models of reality, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-do-think-that-metaphysical-exploration-is-like-scientific/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [I think, in fact, that the connections between philosophy and cognitive science haven't gone far enough, metaphysicians should be working closely with cognitive scientists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-think-in-fact-that-the-connections-between-philosophy-and-cognitive/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [The distinctive contribution that metaphysics makes to our understanding of reality is first that it considers questions about features of reality that the sciences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/the-distinctive-contribution-that-metaphysics-makes-to-our/)

[L.A. Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-paul/)

> [I reject what I see as flat-footed accounts of the fundamental structure of the world, where we somehow assume that, because ordinary experience involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-paul/i-reject-what-i-see-as-flat-footed-accounts-of-the-fundamental/)

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