"I think philosophers can do things akin to……" — Robert Nozick
"I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses and theories might account for that data. So there's a continuity between philosophy and science in that way."
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32 Quotes by Robert Nozick
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Given the complexity of interpersonal relationships and institutions and the complexity of co-ordination of the actions of many people, it…
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Philosophical argument, trying to get someone to believe something whether he wants to believe it or not, is not, I…
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And although it might be best of all to be Socrates satisfied, having both happiness and depth, we would give…
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There is room for words on subjects other than last words.
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Only the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth.
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Marxian exploitation is the exploitation of people's lack of understanding of economics.
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What else can matter to us, other than how our lives feel from the inside?
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The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults.
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The terminology of philosophical art is coercive: arguments are powerful and best when they are knockdown, arguments force you to…
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What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how severely something has been tested…
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It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also the case, I guess, that…
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Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So…
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