Aim Quote by Voltaire

Philosophy should be an energy; it should find its aim and its effect in the amelioration of mankind.

— Victor Hugo

Philosophy stands in need of a science which shall determine the possibility, principles, and extent of human knowledge à priori.

— Immanuel Kant

knowledge of our duties is the most useful part of philosophy.

— Richard Whately

“Philosophy, like all other studies, aims primarily at knowledge. The knowledge it aims at is the kind of knowledge which gives unity and system…

— Bertnard Russell

To me, what philosophy does best is reflect on knowledge that's generated in other areas.

— Lawrence M. Krauss

Philosophy is the sum total of all that you know and what you decide is valuable.

— Jim Rohn

Above all else, philosophy ought to aim for clarification - of the self, one's place in the world, and the ways we make meaning.…

— Peg O'Connor

The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“TRUTH, n.: An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation…

— Ambrose Bierce

In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way

— Havelock Ellis

The best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness that has…

— Horace Walpole

Philosophy fulfills the need to create for ourselves a single and complete concept of the world and of life.

— Miguel de Unamuno