Certainty Quote by Julian Baggini

I have argued that philosophy doesn't begin in wonder or in the fact that things are, it begins in a realization that things are…

— Simon Critchley

“Among these surprising possibilities, doubt suggests that perhaps there is no table at all. Philosophy, if it cannot answer so many questions as we…

— Bertrand Russell

Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

— Francis Bacon

Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many…

— Bertrand Russell

Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions in disguise,…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

I was occupied by a range of questions, often different from those fashionable in the professional philosophy of the past half century, that have…

— Philip Kitcher

“It is not only the hostility of others that may prevent us from questioning the status quo. Our will to doubt can be just…

— Alain de Botton

I'm not sure that I 'am' a philosopher - but I do engage with questions that are generally recognized as philosophical questions, such as…

— George Pattison

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

A lot of people see doubt as legitimate philosophical posture. They think of themselves in the middle, whereas of course really, they're nowhere.

— John le Carre

“They say "doubt everything," but I disagree. Doubt is useful in small amounts, but too much of it leads to apathy and confusion. No,…

— Tom Jubert / Jonas Kyratzes

One of the peculiar features of philosophical questions is how eager people are to offer solutions that miss the point of the questions. Sometimes…

— Rebecca Goldstein