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Aristotle, in spite of his reputation, is full of absurdities. He says that children should be conceived in the Winter, when the wind is…

— Bertrand Russell

“The only safe rule, therefore, is that which Aristotle mentions in the last chapter of his Topica: not to dispute with the first person…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.

— Ben Casnocha

Sometimes Aristotle analyses his terms, but very often he takes them for granted; and in the latter case, I think, he is sometimes deceived…

— Gilbert Murray

“You could give Aristotle a tutorial. And you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath, an all…

— Richard Dawkins

I am only a philosopher, and there is only one thing that a philosopher can be relied on to do, and that is, to…

— William James

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

— William James

In the information age, you don't teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he'd have a…

— Timothy Leary

We take Aristotle seriously not when we write about his ideas, but when we take his ideas as part of our discussions.

— Jay L. Garfield

“If one has to say, in an argument, "I am intelligent! I do know things!" then one might as well stop arguing.”

— Orson Scott Card

“ Aristotle ... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious...”

— Francis Bacon

The true philosopher does not demonstrate; he shows and says nothing to those who don't understand.

— Vikrant Parsai