Philosophers Especially Quotes 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…

— L.A. Paul

It's always better to be deep rather than shallow. And I'm deep.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— L.A. Paul

Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— L.A. Paul