Quotes About Philosophy

Fifty million people die every year, six thousand die every hour, and over one hundred people die every minute. But when thousands of people die in the same place and at the same time, we are more likely to wonder why God would allow such a thing to happen.

Socrates pointed out that we carry on as though death were the greatest of all calamities—yet, for all we know, it might be the greatest of all blessings.

Belief is at best an educated, informed conjecture about Reality.

I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates.

We've had some fun tonight...considering we're all gonna die someday.

Einstein wrote, "Whether you can observe a thing or not depends on the theory which you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed.

C.S. Lewis was right when he said, "Of all bad men religious bad men are the worst.

Before we work on artificial intelligence why don't we do something about natural stupidity?

To tolerate Socrates would be to say to him that we care so little for our way of life that we are willing to let you challenge and impugn it every day.

Political philosophy is the study of the deepest, most intractable, and most enduring problems of political life.

The study of political philosophy has always revolved around such questions as "Why should I obey the law?" "What is a citizen and how should he or she be educated?" "Who is a lawgiver?" "What is the relation between freedom and authority?" "How should politics and theology be related?" and perhaps a few of others.

One thing you will quickly discover is that there are no permanent answers in the study of political philosophy, only permanent questions.

If all ideas are limited to their own time and place, then this must also be true for the idea that all ideas are limited to their own time and place.

the ills of the human race would never end until either those who are sincerely and truly lovers of wisdom come into political power, or the rulers of our cities, by the grace of God, learn true philosophy.3

Saying spirituality cannot exist without religion is like saying hamburgers cannot exist without McDonald's.

Chaler, who had finished his ale, left the cup where it was, making no effort to procure more, indicating that he was capable of what the natural philosopher calls "learning behaviour," which turn of phrase pleases us so much that we cannot resist making use of it.

Perhaps my existence was pointless in any grand scheme of things, but it kept me entertained.

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement, it takes place every day. —Albert Camus

Steven D. Price

Oh, measure it all out! Acceptable levels of misery and suffering!' The cane swung down, thumped hard on the ground. 'Acceptable? Who the fuck says any level is acceptable? What sort of mind thinks that?' Karsa grinned, 'Why, a civilized one.' 'Indeed!' Shadowthrone turned to Cotillion. 'And you doubted this one!

Death? Since when is death failure?

The gods know, happiness is a precious and rare commodity, and indeed it seems that the more intelligent and perceptive the individual, the less happy they generally are. The cost of seeing things as they are, I expect.

The existance of many gods conveys true complexity of mortal life. Conversely, the assertion of but one god leads to a denial of complexity, and encourages the need to maek the world simple. Not the fault of the god, but a crime commited by its believers.

If I had my druthers, I would be a brain in a jar, with a burlap skirt around the cart I'm on - I don't attend to my physical being much.