Conclusion Quote by George Henry Lewes

It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true.

— Anonymous

The first business of philosophy is to account for things as they are; and till our theories will do this, they ought not to…

— Thomas Malthus

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical…

— Bertrand Russell

Philosophy stands in need of a science which shall determine the possibility, principles, and extent of human knowledge à priori.

— Immanuel Kant

Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will…

— Galileo Galilei

Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and believe about…

— Michael Dummett

Philosophy can be compared to some powders that are so corrosive that, after they have eaten away the infected flesh of a wound, they…

— Pierre Bayle

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

— Eric Hoffer

Philosophy teaches us to look at the world again. It brings out at a theoretical level what all plain, common, ordinary people, in a…

— Simon Critchley

True philosophy invents nothing; it merely establishes and describes what is.

— Victor Cousin

“Philosophy itself should not be merely "the pursuit of the knowledge of the truth" but should offer a practical guide for ordinary people in…

— Anthony Pagden