Since at least the Middle Ages, philosophers and philologists have dreamed of curing natural languages of their flaws by constructing entirely new… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
“A particular concept would not exist in everyday communication from a person's perspective if he or she does not know how to… — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
“Only a philosopher would consider taking Oedipus as a model for a normal, unproblematic relation between an action and the maxim of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I, for one, struggle a little bit with a $250,000 education for a philosophy degree. They are a wonderful people, but we… — Douglas R. Oberhelman Copy Share Image
“Naive people tend to generalize people as—-good, bad, kind, or evil based on their actions. However, even the smartest person in the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
In taking action we must remember that the things which are happening to the Jews today are but a part of the… — Louis Finkelstein Copy Share Image
“It is certain that the labors of these early workers in the field of natural knowledge were brought to a standstill by… — Thomas Henry Huxley Copy Share Image
“Modern life seems set up so that we can avoid loneliness at all costs, but maybe it's worthwhile to face it occasionally.… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
In my office, I have a very beautiful marble bust of Seneca. I always have my eye on him when I'm taking… — Brunello Cucinelli Copy Share Image
Even as I pursued a doctorate in the history of ideas in my native Denmark, I realized I had neither the encyclopedic… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“Hmmm!” directed to Fai. “Is there such thing as an answer, Fai?” he asked, though by his tone, Wolfdon could tell he… — Mary-Jean Harris Copy Share Image
Scientists and philosophers tend to treat knowledge, imagination and love as if they were all very separate parts of human nature. But… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
“We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“They say instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of clichés, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The phaenomena afforded by trades, are a part of the history of nature, and therefore may both challenge the naturalist's curiosity and… — Robert Boyle Copy Share Image
I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. — Hippolyte Taine Copy Share Image
“It is well known that geometry presupposes not only the concept of space but also the first fundamental notions for constructions in… — Bernhard Riemann Copy Share Image
