Quotes about philosophic
philosophical thinking offering
The philosophical implication of race-thinking is that by offering us the mystery of heredity as an explanation, it diverts our attention from the social and intellectual factors that make up personality. Jacques Barzun
philosophical imagination age
Theories of genius are the peculiar constructions of our own philosophical times; ages of genius had passed away, and they left no other record than their works; no preconcerted theory described the workings of the imagination to be without imagination, nor did they venture to teach how to invent invention. Isaac Disraeli
philosophical reason divine
Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason. Immanuel Kant
philosophical construction reason
Philosophical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from concepts ; mathematical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from the construction of concepts.
philosophical race work-out
A philosophical attempt to work out a universal history according to a natural plan directed to achieving the civic union of the human race must be regarded as possible and, indeed, as contributing to this end of Nature.
philosophical animal men
cruelty to animals is contrary to man's duty to himself, because it deadens in him the feeling of sympathy for their sufferings, and thus a natural tendency that is very useful to morality in relation to other human beings is weakened.
philosophical hands scare
If, like Hume, I had all manner of adornment in my power, I would still have reservations about using them. It is true that some readers will be scared off by dryness. But isn't it necessary to scare off some if in their case the matter would end up in bad hands?
philosophical purpose would-be
A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.
philosophical reality doe
But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.
philosophical men complaining
If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
philosophical intuition blind
Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
philosophical opposites risk
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
philosophical wells fellows
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.
philosophical existence humans
We never know we are beings till we love. And then it is we know the powers and potentialities of human existence. Jean Toomer
philosophical mean important
Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn't mean it's not important or relevant. Grimes
philosophical eggs hens
The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is older through the evolutionary process, who came first? Goodluck Jonathan
philosophical flow
Everything flows and nothing stays. Homer
philosophical criticism reason
On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reason. Reason is faith in what can be understood without faith, but it's still a faith, since to understand presupposes that there's something understandable. Fernando Pessoa
philosophical views greek
The first of these phases is that of grammar, invented by the Greeks and carried on unchanged by the French. It never had any philosophical view of a language as such. Ferdinand de Saussure
philosophical self color
The fondness or indifference that the philosophers expressed for life was merely a preference inspired by their self-love, and will no more bear reasoning upon than the relish of the palate or the choice of colors. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
philosophical animal self
I have just been through the process of killing a cistudo for the sake of science; but I cannot excuse myself for this murder, and see that such actions are inconsistent with the poetic perception, however they may serve science, and will affect the quality of my observations. I pray that I may walk more innocently and serenely through nature. No reasoning whatever reconciles me to this act. It affects my day injuriously. I have lost some self-respect. I have a murderer's experience to a degree. Henry David Thoreau
philosophical men thinking
I saw a muskrat come out of a hole in the ice ... While I am looking at him, I am thinking what he is thinking of me. He is a different sort of man, that's all.
philosophical adversity sleep
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.
philosophical swag said
I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.
philosophical hero long
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
philosophical doe obedience
Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
philosophical desire philosopher
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.
philosophical land environmental
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.
philosophical animal want
If you declare that you are naturally designed for such a diet, then first kill for yourself what you want to eat. Do it, however, only through your own resources, unaided by cleaver or cudgel or any kind of ax Plutarch
philosophical animal flesh
Note that the eating of flesh is not only physically against nature, but it also makes us spiritually coarse and gross by reason of satiety and surfeit.
philosophical ideas mind
To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea. Phillip E. Johnson
philosophical love-is justice
Justice without love is not justice. Love without justice is not love Mother Teresa
philosophical passage-of-time passages
The mere passage of time makes us all exiles. Joyce Carol Oates