Quotes about Philosophy

Men study science as god not the God of science.

Every science in a certain degree starts from faith, and, on the contrary, faith, which does not lead to science, is mistaken faith or superstition, but real, genuine faith it is not.

There is no statement so absurd that no philosopher will make it.

Through the ages, man's main concern was life after death. Today, for the first time, we find we must ask questions about whether there will be life before death.

Christian Science explains all cause and effect as mental, not physical.

The science of a religious man must be scientific; the religion of a scientific man must be religious.

Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, Conquer all mysteries by rule and line, Empty the haunted air, and gnomèd mine—Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile madeThe tender-person'd Lamia melt into a shade

Theology starts with dogmas, philosophy begins with problems. Philosophy sees the problem first, theology has the answer in advance

The ultimate concept in Greek philosophy is the idea of cosmos, of order; the first teaching in the Bible is the idea of creation. Translated into eternal principles, cosmos means fate, while creation means freedom. The essential meaning of creation is not the idea that the universe was created at a particular moment in time. The essential meaning of creation is, as Maimonides explained, the idea that the universe did not come about by necessity but as a result of freedom.

Philosophers do not expend their power and passion unless they themselves are affected. The soul only communes with itself when the heart is stirred.

philosophy of religion comes into being when both religion and philosophy claim to offer ideas about ultimate problems.

Philosophy of religion is involved in a polarity; like an ellipse it revolves around two foci: philosophy and religion.