Disputes Quote by Moses Mendelssohn

The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful.

— A.J. Ayer

Disputes among natural philosophers are of use to science, as the quarrels of the great, and the clamors of the little, are necessary to…

— Hal Hellman

“Most philosophers do not want intellectual matters to reduce to a question of morality (obedience or rebellion to God's Word). They want to hold…

— Greg L. Bahnsen

The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other…

— Blaise Pascal

Our whole educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities, is increasingly turning out people who have never heard enough conflicting arguments to…

— Thomas Sowell

Arguments are too much like disputes.

— Jane Austen

I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If…

— Benjamin Franklin

“the ultimate standard, by which we determine all disputes, that may arise concerning them, is always derived from experience and observation. Where this experience…

— Christopher Hitchens

To constitute a dispute there must be two parties. To understand it well, both parties and all the circumstances must be fully heard; and…

— George Washington

The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. The surest way to end them is to…

— A.J. Ayer

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

— Andre Gide

Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.

— Lyman Bryson