Cautious Quote by Rebecca Goldstein

I think one reason is that philosophers are more insecure to speak accessibly because non-philosophers are skeptical that philosophers have any special expertise. After…

— Rebecca Goldstein

Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister--corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all we hold…

— Anonymous

Professional philosophers are usually only apologists: that is, they are absorbed in defending some vested illusion or some eloquent idea. Like lawyers or detectives,…

— George Santayana

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

— Eric Hoffer

Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.

— George Santayana

We tend to think of philosophies as produced by professional philosophers. Traditionally, this has meant people who have written dissertations on obscure subjects or…

— Alain de Botton

What you can imagine depends on what you know. Philosophers who know only philosophy consign themselves to a janitorial role in the great enterprises…

— Anonymous

I feel that we are all philosophers, and that those who describe themselves as a 'philosopher' simply do not have a day job to…

— Kevin Warwick

In almost every profession - whether it's law or journalism, finance or medicine or academia or running a small business - people rely on…

— Hillary Clinton

I think a lot of philosophers get so absorbed and distracted from the real matters of the world that they get lost in irrelevant…

— Pam Gems

Philosophers are all caught up in their philosophies. That's their house of cards. Religious leaders are caught up in their religious movements to the…

— Frederick Lenz

“But nobody has ever yet called a philosopher "a hired conscience," though everybody gives the lawyer this nickname. Why this partiality?”

— Lev Shestov