Quotes about Philosophy

I have a political philosophy by which I judge political events. It's called socialism, which at its core is about achieving equality, justice and peace through democracy.

We also give up on the quest for truth when we marshal all forces—in exegesis and history as well as in philosophical, moral, and practical theology—to "discover" and corroborate predetermined dogmatic stances.

Philosophy is like science and unlike history in that it seeks general truths rather than an account of particular events, either in the near or distant past.

You cannot begin to deal with terms, propositions, and arguments—the elements of thought—until you can penetrate beneath the surface of language.

The possession of the truth is the highest goal of the human mind.

We are tied down, all our days and for the greater part of our days, to the commonplace. That is where contact with the great thinkers, great literature helps. In their company we are still in the ordinary world, but it is the ordinary world transfigured and seen through the eyes of wisdom and genius. And some of their genius becomes ours. . . in The Great Conversation

1. WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT AS A WHOLE?

Read it quickly and with total immersion.

HUMILITY: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

A philosophy a system of principles that will guide your thoughts and actions.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

We must revisit the idea that science is a methodology and not an ontology.