Quotes About Argument

In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental effects

There should be no argument in regard to morality in art. There is no morality in nature.

An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.

Argue with anything else, but don't argue with your own nature.

He who takes nature for his guide, is not easily beaten out of his argument

One of the first and most difficult steps in a science is to conceive clearly the nature of the magnitudes about which we are arguing.

Men argue nature acts.

The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark.

You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument.

How I win over you is "with modulation of words that i use, winning is not the argument but peace of mind. You may call it diplomatic, guess what? I don't care !

No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.

It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit

A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy.

Finding bad reasons for what one believes for other bad reasons - that's philosophy.

Logic is the art of making truth prevail.

Philosophy may describe unreasoning, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

There's more to logic than identifying logical fallacies.

It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.

Philosophy only seems to offer endless dispute, with no cakes and ale.

Philosophy has to be enquiring; it can take nothing on faith, and its methods are based not on the blind acceptance of authority, but on establishing truths by reason and argument.

I had four hundred thousand pages of continental philosophy and lit theory in my head. And by God, I was going to use it to prove to him that I was smarter than he was.

But I don't think we shall quarrel about a word - the subject of our inquiry is too important for that.

But who is ever fair in an argument?

You can never win resentment with an argument—only love can do that.