Simon Blackburn Quotes
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This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by doing so it takes the…
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People who have cut their teeth on philosophical problems of rationality, knowledge, perception, free will and other minds are well placed to think better about…
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There are normal times when it is wholly admirable to be steadfast, resolute, unconflicted, and therefore when integrity is unmistakenly a virtue. The person of…
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The scientific world is to be less threatening than was feared. It is to made safe for human beings. And the way to make it…
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Chance is as relentless as necessity.
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In Michigan recently a man won a lawsuit for substantial damages because, he claimed, a rear-end collision in his car had made him a homosexual.
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Respect, of course is a tricky term. I may respect your gardening by just letting you get on with it. Or, I may respect it…
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When the hoary old question of nature versus nurture comes around, sides form quickly.
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The fantasist in whom the reality barrier has broken down is unreliable, believing things when he should not, and telling things as true when they…
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