Attempting Quote by Josiah Royce

“Philosophers have actually devoted themselves, in the main, neither to perceiving the world, nor to spinning webs of conceptual theory, but to interpreting the…

— Josiah Royce

Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.

— L.A. Paul

All real philosophers have been artists in the realm of concepts.

— Rudolf Steiner

The basic drive behind real philosophy is curiosity about the world, not interest in the writings of philosophers.

— Bryan Magee

It is not impossible to think that the minds of philosophers sometimes act like those of other mortals, and that, having once been determined…

— Morris Raphael Cohen

Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers , and…

— Pythagoras

The great philosophers are poets who believe in the reality of their poems.

— Antonio Machado

Some philosophers are drawn to the subject [of philosophy] via their interest in the nature and structure of the world external to us. Others…

— Jason Stanley

There is no real philosophy until the mind turns around and examines itself.

— Will Durant

Philosophy... is the creative perception by the spirit of the meaning of human existence.

— Nikolai Berdyaev

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

If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? ...But we cannot distinguish…

— Stephen Hawking