Danger Quote by Susan Neiman

“The chief danger to our philosophy, apart from laziness and woolliness, is scholasticism, . . . which is treating what is vague as if it were precise…”

— F. P. Ramsey

“The chief danger to our philosophy, apart from laziness and woolliness, is scholasticism, the essence of which is treating what is vague as if…

— Anonymous

“What makes a man a 'sophist' is not his faculty, but his moral purpose. (1355b 17)”

— Aristotle

Whoever does not philosophize for the sake of philosophy, but rather uses philosophy as a means, is a sophist.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“Herein lies the supreme wisdom, human and divine; and the task of philosophy consists in teaching men to submit joyously to Necessity which hears…

— Lev Shestov

Such philosophy as shall not vanish in the fume of subtile, sublime, or delectable speculation but shall be operative to the endowment and betterment…

— Francis Bacon

“The true meaning of our philosophy will be unintelligible to the arrogant, the boastful and the mocking. Beware of those who exhibit such traits.”

— Joanne Owen

“Studying philosophy instills modesty and straightforwardness in your character.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“Philosophy is a will to confront human artifice with its outside, with Nature.”

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

“There is, it must be confessed, a curious fascination in hearing deep things talked about, even tho neither we nor the disputants understand them.…

— William James

“repeating the commonplaces about atheism and materialism and sophistry, which are the stock-accusations against all philosophers when there is nothing else to be said…

— Plato

“Philosophy is one reason which could lead to death.”

— Santosh Kalwar