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Philosophy Quotes by Morris Raphael Cohen
- A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can…
- Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.
- It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be…
- Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.
- Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature.
- In thus pointing out certain respects in which philosophy resembles literature more than science, I do not mean, of course, to imply that it would…
- Literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.
More Philosophy Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle
- Perception is reality. — Lee Atwater
- How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. — Marcus Aurelius
- Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. — Marcus Aurelius
- We live on the leash of our senses. — Diane Ackerman
- Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
- A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon