Constraints Quote by Thomas Metzinger

I want to study philosophy. That fascinates me.

— Millicent Simmonds

To create a good philosophy you should renounce metaphysics but be a good mathematician.

— Bertrand Russell

Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

I want to read philosophers.

— Saul Kripke

To understand a philosopher requires a philosopher.

— Horace Bushnell

I am too good for philosophy and not good enough for physics. Mathematics is in between.

— George Polya

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

Philosophy is, in the last instance, class struggle in the field of theory.

— Louis Althusser

To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary...

— Kimon Nicolaides

To look for a single general theory of how to decide the right thing to do is like looking for a single theory of…

— Thomas Nagel

To create a healthy philosophy you should renounce metaphysics but be a good mathematician.

— Bertrand Russell

I'm not an academic philosopher, and don't agree with the way the universities approach the subject. I'm a philosopher only in the very loose…

— Alain de Botton