Classical Quote by Lawrence M. Krauss

From the outset, however, this whole controversy has been plagued by tacit assumptions, very often of a philosophical rather than a physical character.

— David Bohm

“These are but a few specimens of philosophy which is no longer conscious of its own intrinsic worth, and which sees no higher mission…

— Fulton J. Sheen

“The philosopher seeks a generality beyond the boundaries of science; he attempts to frame a comprehensive and coherent framework of ideas within which the…

— William Barrett

Classical philosophical theism maintained the ontological distinction between God and creative world that is necessary for any genuine theism by conceiving them to be…

— Arthur Peacocke

“The proper measure of a philosophical system or a scientific theory is not the degree to which it anticipated modern thought, but its degree…

— David C. Lindberg

“Given that the `common sense' of many contemporary philosophers is shaped and supplemented by ideas from classical physics, the locus of most metaphysical discussions…

— James Ladyman

“Given that the `common sense' of many contemporary philosophers is shaped and supplemented by ideas from classical physics, the locus of most metaphysical discussions…

— James Ladyman

Ancient philosophy proposed to mankind an art of living. By contrast, modern philosophy appears above all as the construction of a technical jargon reserved…

— Pierre Hadot

Science asks no questions about the ontological pedigree or a priori character of a theory, but is content to judge it by its performance;…

— Chauncey Wright

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

— L.A. Paul

“We assert now that Being is the proper and sole theme of philosophy. This is not our own invention; it is a way of…

— Martin Heidegger

It is within science itself, and not in some prior philosophy, that reality is to be identified and described.

— Anonymous