Quotes About Philosophy

Another very clear and helpful overview of the topic of explanation is in An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, third edition, by Karel Lambert and Gordon G. Brittan Jr. (Atascadero, CA: Ridgeview Publishing, 1987)

Aristotle and Bacon can therefore be seen respectively as the grandfather and the father of the modern branch of the philosophy of science called "confirmation theory," that is, the study of how scientific hypotheses and theories are confirmed by evidence. Evidence clearly has a very significant bearing on the decisions of scientific communities to accept or reject certain theories, but spelling out the precise nature of that relationship is difficult

Foundationalism sounds too good to be true, and it is. For one thing, the distinction between "basic" and "nonbasic" beliefs appears simplistic and naïve

A very clear and succinct statement is in the introduction to his Methods of Logic, fourth edition (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982

The Web of Belief, second edition, coauthored with J. S. Ullian (New York: Random House, 1978)

The implied premise of this passage is that life must be everlasting to be meaningful, but there is no obvious reason for thinking that. Why not draw the opposite conclusion—that the fact that life is short is our motivation for filling it with meaning? If we are keenly aware of "time's wingéd chariot,

Of course, in meeting Hume's challenge, we do have to concede that he was right in that no degree of evidence can confirm a universal generalization. However, it does not follow that we are slobbering dogs.

There are several excellent general histories of scientific method. One of the most popular introductory-level books is A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, by John Losee, third edition (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1993

Such a concept of morality sounds noble and high-minded; the supreme importance of morality means that it must be based on the highest authority, and this is the authority of reason itself. However, as MacIntyre and other critics of Kant have noted, the grandeur of the structure of Kant's ethics is matched by the emptiness of its content

What good is intelligence,' Akutagawa asked, 'if you can't ever discover a useful melancholy?

They were about self-examination in the pursuit of excellence, and a willingness not to embrace the status quo. This is a cornerstone of my leadership philosophy.

Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism and our second great philosopher was an agnostic.

Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.

Indeed, Nietzsche believed that the only possibility for existence was for each of us to become gods ourselves.

I let you find all those polytheistic truths yourself; life in them, find the joy in them, and even sorrow. But in these joys and sorrows rest content with the thought that they give meaning to our world.

Deux plus deux faisaient-ils quatre au temps des dinosaures?

Bilim dünyay? anlamaya çal???r; dinler(ve felsefeler) ise genellikle insan ya?am?na bir anlam verme görevini üstlenmi?lerdir. ?ki taraf da kendi alanlar?nda kalmak ko?uluyla, din ile bilim birbirlerini ayd?nlatabilirler.

But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness.

An intellectual crisis is such an invigorating walk in a freezing rain!

This street philosophy also crept into my academic work. The brothers were hostile toward the police because they were always brutalizing and intimidating us. So I began to study police science in school to learn more about the thinking of police and how to outmaneuver them. I learned how they conducted investigations.

Life is more than meat, and it is also more than theory.

I just find the evangelical church too, well, restrictive. But the School of Practical Philosophy is nonconfrontational. We believe there are many forms of Scripture. What is true is true and will never change, whether it's in the Bible or in Shakespeare. It's about oneness.

The word philosophy sounds high-minded, but it simply means the love of wisdom. If you love something, you don't just read about it you hug it, you mess with it, you play with it, you argue with it.