“It is not only the hostility of others that may prevent us from questioning the status quo. Our will to doubt can… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I believe that the financial crisis of 2008/9 exposed more a lack of ethics and morality - especially by the financial sector… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
The significant contribution of empiricism was not the eradication of certainty, but the eradication of infallibility as a criterion of certainty. And… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is the right thing to do.” Potter… — Max Allan Collins Copy Share Image
Honor to the idealists, whether philosophers or poets. They have improved us by mingling with our daily pursuits great and transcendent conceptions.… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
Don't Shoot is a work of moral philosophy that reads like a crime novel - Immanuel Kant meets Joseph Wambaugh. It's a… — John Seabrook Copy Share Image
“The experience of mankind on the earth is always changing as man develops and has to deal with new combinations of elements;… — Edmund Wilson Copy Share Image
The fact is that philosophy has been a decisive source of inspiration in all the great crises that Europe has faced. It… — Roberto Esposito Copy Share Image
A great number of those working for liberal causes are not only shy but borderline collusive. They want change to happen nicely,… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't… — Stephen Cole Kleene Copy Share Image
“What philosophers say about actuality [Virkelighed] is often just as disappointing as it is when one reads on a sign in a… — Søren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“Look, there are as many walkaway philosophies as there are walkaways, but mine is, 'the stories you tell come true.' If you… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
“for where the religions spirit is not tolerated, where there is no room for poetry and art, where love and death are… — Josef Pieper Copy Share Image
Rather than bring the full force of our creativity and rationality to bear on the problems of ethics, social cohesion, and even… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
I'm always concerned about marketing or commercial philosophies. I can't feel good about having my name on a bottle of perfume that… — Nelly Furtado Copy Share Image
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For thirty years I have leaned toward the theory of Reincarnation. It seems a most reasonable philosophy and explains many things. No,… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
“ An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , which Smith published in 1776, is the most… — Jerry Z. Muller Copy Share Image
I simply love classic design when it's reinterpreted. These collections reflect the spirit of this design philosophy; clean pared down lines and… — Candice Olson Copy Share Image
“To lovers out there … One day we must break away from the myths that if you single and not dating. It… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
“We've rigged the entire system of living in harmony with nature against ourselves. We raise our children & inculcate various "isms" into… — Mamur Mustapha Copy Share Image
“The philosopher Berkley claimed that everything in the universe exists solely as a thought in the mind of God. In response to… — Peter Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
“For over a century and a half, anarchists have been arguing that coercive, hierarchical organization (as embodied in government and corporations) is… — Chaz Bufe Copy Share Image
The difference between Christian thinking and the non-Christian philosopher has always been at this point. The non-Christian philosopher has always said that… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“But in practice the great difference between the medieval ethics and ours is that ours concentrate attention on the sins which are… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I feel like people think of me as someone who really believes in a "sex as empowerment" philosophy, like Sasha Grey or… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
The selection of topics for intensive research has often been a function of serendipitous opportunity. My forays into philosophy of education were… — John Kleinig Copy Share Image
“Sometimes by water 'and sometimes by the wind, 'my random lines on sand will be 'erased. What am I now? A ruddy… — Alok Mishra Copy Share Image
We can't define anything precisely. If we attempt to, we get into the paralysis of thought that comes to philosophers... one saying… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every philosophical problem, when it is subjected to the necessary analysis and justification, is found either to be not really philosophical at… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The growth of a nation's productive potential is the central factor in determining its growth in real wages and living standards… high… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
I was a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, and my neighbor was Michael Novak, a theologian and philosopher… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
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“To Malcolm X, thank you for teaching us the kind of self-love that can never be taken away, To Malcolm X, thank… — Dumisani Tafadzwa Mayele Copy Share Image
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You create your own luck by the way you play. There is no such luck as bad luck. Fate has nothing to… — Greg Norman Copy Share Image
The Scripture was written to shew unto men the kingdom of God; and to prepare their minds to become his obedient subjects;… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
To mourn deeply for the death of another loosens from myself the petty desire for, and the animal adherence to life. We… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
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