Philosophy . . .consists chiefly in suggesting unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. The Education of Henry Adams
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Quote:- Philosophy ... is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Author:- Arthur Schopenhauer
Category:- knowledge,philosophy,science
Quote:- Philosophy [nature] is written in that great book which ever is before our eyes -- I mean the universe -- but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. The book is written in mathematical language, and the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible to comprehend a single word of it; without which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth.
Author:- Galileo
Category:- science
Quote:- Philosophy and science have not always been friendly toward the idea of God, the reason being they are dedicated to the task of accounting for things and are impatient with anything that refuses to give an account of itself. The philosopher and the scientist will admit that there is much that they do not know; but that is quite another thing from admitting there is something which they can never know, which indeed they have no technique for discovering.
Author:- A. W. Tozer
Category:- science,philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy begins in wonder. And at the end when philosophic thought has done its best the wonder remains.
Author:- Alfred North Whitehead
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy cannot and should not give us an account of faith, but should understand itself and know just what it has indeed to offer, without taking anything away, least of all cheating people out of something by making them think it is nothing.
Author:- Søren Kierkegaard
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin, and must forever try to reach enlightenment.
The Dream of Scipio
Author:- Iain Pears
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Author:- Alexandre Dumas
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy does not claim to secure for us anything outside our control. Otherwise it would be taking on matters that do not concern it. For as wood is the material of the carpenter, and marble that of the sculptor, so the subject matter of the art of life is the life of the self.
Discourses and Selected Writings
Author:- Epictetus
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy does not promise to secure anything external for man, otherwise it would be admitting something that lies beyond its proper subject-matter. For as the material of the carpenter is wood, and that of statuary bronze, so the subject-matter of the art of living is each person's own life.
Author:- Epictetus
Category:- best,philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy hasn't made any progress? - If somebody scratches the spot where he has an itch, do we have to see some progress? Isn't genuine scratching otherwise, or genuine itching itching? And can't this reaction to an irritation continue in the same way for a long time before a cure for the itching is discovered?
Culture and Value
Author:- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy is an amazing tissue of really fine thinking and incredible, puerile mistakes. It's like one of those rubber 'bones' they give dogs to chew, damned good for the mind's teeth, but as food - no bloody good at all.
Odd John
Author:- Olaf Stapledon
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy is like wine. There are good years and bad years but, in general, the older the better.
The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
Author:- Eric Weiner
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy is not a spectator sport.
Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide
Author:- Nigel Warburton
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy is not for everyone, it can easily drain someone's energy. Thinking straight is the hardest job under the sun.
Author:- Mwanandeke Kindembo
Category:- Love
Quote:- Philosophy is one reason which could lead to death.
Author:- Santosh Kalwar
Category:- philosophy
Quote:- Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
Author:- Novalis
Category:- philosophy