Experts Quote by Noam Chomsky

My point is that the alienation of theory and practice, intellectual and manual labor, is a real issue, but it's the outcome of social…

— Joshua Clover

“At the same time, it has to be recognized that the conditions for this objectivity are not easily won. They cannot rely on the…

— Michael F.D. Young

Philosophers (and probably most intellectuals) are more interested in pursuing what they see as the logical implications of their theories than they are in…

— Dale Jamieson

“Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character. We extend this into…

— Walter Lippmann

“When theories of values do not afford intellectual assistance in framing ideas and beliefs about values that are adequate to direct action, the gap…

— John Dewey

“If we care about knowledge, freedom, and peace, then we need to stake a strong claim: anyone can believe anything, but liberal science—open-ended, depersonalized…

— Jonathan Rauch

I think a lot of the time people assume that their values are universal. And they don't understand which aspects of their values are…

— Andrew Solomon

If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its…

— Imre Lakatos

The great myth that many social scientists want to encourage is that there is an incompatibility between modern technology and traditional religion. This is…

— Rodney Stark

I think human societies tend to be problematic.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Today it is the skeptics who are the social conformists, though because of powerful intellectual propaganda they continue to enjoy thinking of themselves as…

— Dallas Willard

I agree with those who argue that it is possible to distil from the religions of the world their common values and relevance. As…

— Mary Robinson