"Respect, of course is a tricky term. I……" — Simon Blackburn
"Respect, of course is a tricky term. I may respect your gardening by just letting you get on with it. Or, I may respect it by admiring it and regarding it as a superior way to garden."
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9 Quotes by Simon Blackburn
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This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by…
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People who have cut their teeth on philosophical problems of rationality, knowledge, perception, free will and other minds are well…
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There are normal times when it is wholly admirable to be steadfast, resolute, unconflicted, and therefore when integrity is unmistakenly…
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The scientific world is to be less threatening than was feared. It is to made safe for human beings. And…
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Chance is as relentless as necessity.
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In Michigan recently a man won a lawsuit for substantial damages because, he claimed, a rear-end collision in his car…
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When the hoary old question of nature versus nurture comes around, sides form quickly.
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The fantasist in whom the reality barrier has broken down is unreliable, believing things when he should not, and telling…
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No person loving or admiring himself is alone.
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In the spangled sky, the rainbow, the woodland hung with diamonds, the sward sown with pearly dew, the rosy dawn,…
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