philosophy Quotes

“Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.”

― Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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“A man becomes a philosopher by reason of a certain perplexity, from which he seeks to free himself.”

― Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation

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“Finding bad reasons for what one believes for other bad reasons—that's philosophy.”

― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

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“To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”

― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

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“whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.”

― Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy

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“Theology sits rouged at the window and courts its favor, offering to sell her charms to philosophy.”

― Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling

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“PHILOSOPHY, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

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“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”

― David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature

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“Most propositions and questions, that have been written about philosophical matters, are not false, but senseless.”

― Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

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“Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.”

― William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience

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