The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism. Votes: 1
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example. Votes: 1
Philosophy is best practised by people in general and not by philosophers alone. Philosophy is too often a luxury now, but in ancient Greece, carpenters, masons and beggars were the main practitioners. What I am trying to develop is a philosophical system where all the subjects can be taught. Votes: 1
We need a moral philosophy in which the concept of love, so rarely mentioned now by philosophers, can once again be made central. Votes: 0
In my opinion a mathematician, in so far as he is a mathematician, need not preoccupy himself with philosophy-an opinion, moreover, which has been expressed by many philosophers. Votes: 0
Philosophers write for professors; thinkers for writers. Votes: 4 Emile M. Cioran
Philosophy is the true mother of science. Votes: 4 Marcus Tullius Cicero