I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
Hippolyte TaineTags: wisdom intelligence cats animals philosophers smart
Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong.
Richard P. FeynmanTags: philosophers feynman
Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.
Leo TolstoyTags: philosophers yeah-right
As long as there have been men and they have lived, they have all felt this tragic ambiguity of their condition, but as long as there have been philosophers and they have thought, most of them have tried to mask it.
Simone de BeauvoirTags: ambiguity existentialism philosophers
That's why it's always worth having a few philosophers around the place. One minute it's all is truth beauty and is beauty truth, and does a falling tree in the forest make a sound if there's no one there to hear it, and then just when you think they're going to start dribbling one of 'em says, incidentally, putting a thirty-foot parabolic reflector on a high place to shoot the rays of the sun at an enemy's ships would be a very interesting demonstration of optical principles.
Terry PratchettTags: philosophers
Elric knew that everything that existed had its opposite. In danger he might find peace. And yet, of course, in peace there was danger. Being an imperfect creature in an imperfect world he would always know paradox. And that was why in paradox there was always a kind of truth. That was why philosophers and soothsayers flourished. In a perfect world there would be no place for them. In an imperfect world the mysteries were always without solution and that was why there was always a great choice of solutions.
Michael MoorcockTags: paradox peace danger philosophers imperfection opposites elric-of-melnibone eternal-champion soothsayers
Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to pieces by a mob of incensed Christians not because she was a woman, but because her learning was so profound, her skills at dialectic so extensive that she reduced all who queried her to embarrassed silence. They could not argue with her, so they murdered her.
Iain PearsTags: greatness education knowledge learning women murder philosophers skills abilities superiority suppression dialectics hypatia-of-alexandria
Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.
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The theistic philosopher has a tendency to devalue insufficient worldviews, ideologies, and quite often common sense for the greater good, and in such cases, one should not be discouraged when seen as a bad guy. If he stresses over man's perception of a righteous heart, then he has given his heart to man.
Criss JamiTags: truth perception man philosophy god heart good positive philosophers bad common-sense theology negative challenge value stress hero misunderstood apologetics ideology positivity righteousness worldview theism negativity righteous greater-good stand-up villain ultimate antagonist anti-hero antihero devalue discourage insufficient protagonist sufficient
It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only to find a big bear hug coming his way.
Criss JamiTags: philosophy philosophers theology ridicule anticipation apologetics compliment arguments retort defense theologians evangelism hugs bear evangelists attack argumentation counter apologists counter-argument evangelism-apologetics
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