Quotes by Philosopher Being a physicist, not a philosopher, I have devised an entirely new theory of consciousness, allowing one to numerically calculate the level of consciounsess of humans and even animals. Michio Kaku philosopher levels animal Cowardice was undoubtedly one of the most terrible vices - thus spoke Yeshua Ha-Nozri. 'No, philosopher, I disagree with you: it is the most terrible vice! Mikhail Bulgakov philosopher cowardice vices Whether religion is man-made is a question for philosophers or theologians. But the forms are man-made. They are a human response to something. As a historian of religions, I am interested in those expressions. Mircea Eliade philosopher expression men According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat Moliere philosopher ancient philosophy It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be false; and so philosophers have been hopelessly divided on the question, which is the true one. Morris Raphael Cohen philosopher philosophy two The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions. Morris Raphael Cohen philosopher inquiry logical The picture which the philosopher draws of the world is surely not one in which every stroke is necessitated by pure logic. Morris Raphael Cohen philosopher logic world Ideal goals are a menace in themselves, as much in more modern philosophers as in Plato. Moses Finley philosopher plato goal I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher Moses Mendelssohn debate philosopher matter The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind. Mortimer Adler philosopher mind trying Theories of love are found in the works of scientists, philosophers, and theologians. Mortimer Adler philosopher scientist found Philosophy is everybody's business. Mortimer Adler philosopher philosophy I also dreamt about finally meeting the leftist Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. He is a great role model for me. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova philosopher role-models roles The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism. Nassim Nicholas Taleb philosopher jobs philosophy To become a philosopher, start by walking very slowly. Nassim Nicholas Taleb philosopher walking A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now that's a question. Neil Gaiman stardust philosopher stars Paul indeed wanted to reveal the unknown God to the philosophers and then affirms of Him, that no human intellect can conceive Him. Therefore, God is revealed therein, that one knows that every intellect is too small to make itself a figuration or concept of Him. However, he names him God, or in Greek, theos. Nicholas of Cusa philosopher greek names It's usually best not to ask philosophers anything, precisely because they have the habit of what in the Persian language is called sanud: the profitless consideration of unsettling yet inconsequential things. Nick Harkaway philosopher habit language I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God. Nicolaus Copernicus philosopher ordinary ideas The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out. Nicolas Chamfort chemist philosopher passion «1112131415161718192021»
