Assumption Quote by David Bohm

When it comes to the real operational issues that govern our understanding of physical reality, ontological definitions of classical philosophers are, in my opinion,…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.

— Gabriel Marcel

You can't be too concerned with the philosophical meanings of the character and how it will affect everything else.

— Cameron Monaghan

Some philosophical arguments (e.g., in connection with the mind/body problem) look pretty good, while others (e.g., those that criticize moral realism) do not.

— Elliott Sober

“Physical reality does not require that we be pleased with its mechanism; we must see the implications of a theory for what they are…

— Kevin Michel

We should be surprised that a matter that generally plays such an important part in the life of man has hitherto been almost entirely…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The underlying assumption that human nature is basically the same at all times, everywhere, and obeys eternal laws beyond human control, is a conception…

— Isaiah Berlin

Few people have definitely articulated philosophies of their own. But almost everyone has his own peculiar sense of a certain total character in the…

— William James

The Christian philosopher has a perfect right to the point of view and prephilosophical assumptions he brings to philosophic work; the fact that these…

— Alvin Plantinga

every subjective phenomenon is essentially connected with a single point of view, and it seems inevitable that an objective, physical theory will abandon that…

— Thomas Nagel

If we need a true conception of the popular character to guide our sympathies rightly, we need it equally to check our theories, and…

— George Eliot

The great snare of thought is uncritical acceptance of irrational assumptions.

— Will Durant