Argument Quote by Edward Abbey

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

— Vikrant Parsai

“Common sense implies a cup of wisdom, a dash of discernment, and a dollop of intellectual acumen that's blended clean and translucent.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

One can defend common sense against the attacks of philosophers only by solving their puzzles, i.e., by curing them of the temptation to attack…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself.

— Henry Adams

Philosophy likes to keen common sense on the run.

— Mason Cooley

One must be a great man indeed to be able to hold out even against common sense." "Or else a fool.

— Anonymous

A philosopher will not believe what he sees because he is too busy speculating about what he does not see.

— Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

“But even if all agreed together, it would not be enough to have their teachings. For we shall never be mathematicians, say, even if…

— René Descartes

As so often happens in philosophy, clever people accept a false general principle on a priori grounds and then devote endless labour and ingenuity…

— C. D. Broad

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

— William James

Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.

— Lyman Bryson

Generally speaking, I tend to think that whether a philosopher's views are true is a poor test of their quality. What matter are the…

— Richard F. Heck