The Universe is vast. Nothing is more curious than the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
So this is my attempt to give a preliminary - probably far too crude - account of how philosophy by showing can… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
“To loveres our theree... Sometimes we get carried away with the fights we are having. With the mistakes and problems we have… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
When you teach your students that it's "economically rational" to commit crimes where the fines for misconduct are lower than the expected… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
“Given that the 'common sense' of many contemporary philosophers is shaped and supplemented by ideas from classical physics, the locus of most… — James Ladyman Copy Share Image
“Take it from me, whenever you see a bunch of buggers puttering around talking about truth and beauty and the best way… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The thirteenth-century philosopher Roger Bacon claimed that “nobody can obtain to proficiency in the science of mathematics by the method hitherto known… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, religion often works to shrink and tame the very wild and mysterious forces that first drew our wonder. In the process… — Stephen K. Hayes Copy Share Image
“It was not that Abbenay was short of power, not with her wind turbines and the earth temperature-differential generators used for heating;… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
In philosophy, when we make use of false principles, we depart the farther from the knowledge of truth and wisdom exactly in… — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
Some recent philosophers seem to have given their moral approval to these deplorable verdicts that affirm that the intelligence of an individual… — Alfred Binet Copy Share Image
“The ruinous abdication by philosophy of its rightful domain is the consequence of the oblivion of philosophers to a great insight first… — D. R. Khashaba Copy Share Image
It was Schopenhauer who made me a philosopher. Real philosophy, I told my appalled colleagues at Auckland, is about sex, death, and… — Julian Young Copy Share Image
“How can we assert and test hypotheses if there are no such things as assertions that can be evaluated as true or… — Angus Menuge Copy Share Image
Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of knowledge… — Ian Hacking Copy Share Image
“Losing a belief in free will has not made me fatalistic—in fact, it has increased my feelings of freedom. My hopes, fears,… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
The great philosophers of the past who wrote so beautifully - Rousseau, John Stuart Mill - had to write beautifully because they… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
People have been predicting the death of philosophy since the 17th century. When I was a student, people were saying, 'We're in… — Bernard Williams Copy Share Image
Since the time of the ancient Greeks a democracy has depended on its philosophers and creative artists. It can only flourish by… — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
“I’ve always been shocked by how many documentary producers and/or directors have a sleazy attitude to ethics. Stick around in this business… — Martin Belderson Copy Share Image
In regard to the philosophers, if they be true philosophers, i.e., lovers of truth, they should not be irritated that the earth… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
We've lost a lot of coaches around here, but the philosophy and the approach, the standards we have set and the expectations… — Pete Carroll Copy Share Image
“Philosophers can never hope finally to formulate these metaphysical first principles. Weakness of insight and deficiencies of language stand in the way… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
I see the beauty of Mike's attempt to devise an ideal ethic and applaud his recognition that such must start by junking… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“Earnshaw was not to be civilized with a wish, and my young lady was no philosopher, and no paragon of patience; but… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
The story the Leavers have been enacting for the past three million years isnt a story of conquest and rule. Enacting it… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, philosophers of science usually regard scientific realism and scientific anti-realism as monistic doctrines. The assumption is that there is one goal… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
“Both ignorance and the old metaphysics tend to produce these undesirable nervous effects of reversed order and so non-survival evaluation. If we… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
“I participate in BDSM, but I wasn't abused as a child. I don't hate women, or particularly enjoy hurting women. Sometimes I… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
Believe me, I would much rather get three outs on three pitches than three outs on nine pitches, because that's going to… — Bob Gibson Copy Share Image
“This is considered almost holy work by farmers and ranchers. Kill off everything you can't eat. Kill off anything that eats what… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
“While Daniel disappeared into his room, probably to limn the contours of some exquisite constellation of philosophical nonsense for his internship applications… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
I enjoy the writings of all of these authors and they have been very inspirational for me. But I think that it… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Perhaps someone may say 'But surely, Socrates, after you have left us you can spend the rest of your life in quietly… — Socrates Copy Share Image
“How sweetly she looks! O, but there's a wrinkle in her brow as deep as philosophy. - Anacreon, drink to my mistress'… — Thomas Middleton Copy Share Image
It is a confession that we do not have such a prodigious head as is required to answer the question what is… — John D. Caputo Copy Share Image
“Humans do not want to be better. A person may want to swim better or have a better smile. But they don't… — Noah Cicero Copy Share Image
My own philosophy is that you don't really belong to yourself. You have an obligation to the society which protected you when… — Jacob K. Javits Copy Share Image
“In the main, the trouble with American education is that we have put into practice the educational philosophy expounded by John Dewey… — Barry M. Goldwater Copy Share Image
I have never, in all my life, not for one moment, been tempted toward religion of any kind. The fact is that… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
![“Philosophers of science constantly discuss theories and representation of reality, but say almost nothing about experiment, technology, or the use of knowledge to alter the world. This is odd, because 'experimental method' used to be just another name for scientific method… I hope [to] initiate a…” quote by Ian Hacking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/ian-hacking-9085_experimental-science_philosophers-of-science-constantly-discu_2595149.jpg)
