Tag Archives: Philosopher
People Know What They Do ~ Michel Foucault
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault
Jean de la Bruyere Quote: Three Events
There are only three events in a man’s life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscience of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. -Jean de la Bruyere French Philosopher
Genius And Madness
“Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Quote: Soren Kierkegaard ~ Life
Thoughts
“Thoughts become perception, perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality.” – William James
Life Is Short ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
J. L. Austin Quote
“A sentence is made up of words, a statement is made in words…. Statements are made, words or sentences are used.” – J. L. Austin
Justice For All
Lies
Good Books
Animal
“I don’t care whether animals are capable of thinking; all I care about is that they are capable of suffering!” – Jeremy Bentham
Ancient Philosopher
“According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat” – Moliere
Reading ~ Judith Butler
“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” – Judith Butler
Thinking
“Thinking begins when you ask really difficult questions.” – Slavoj Žižek
Marriage
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. ~Michel de Montaigne – (1533-1592) French Philosopher & Writer
Bertrand Russell
The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich. Bertrand Russell, In praise of Idleness and other essays
Albert Camus Quote
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Bertrand Russell
Monday Morning Quote
“He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher… or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.” – Douglas Adams http://www.bquot.es/s/2136
Friday Morning Quote
American Philosopher Born: June 25, 1908 – Died: December 25, 2000
Thursday Evening Quote
Brainy Quote
Jose Ortega y Gasset Quote
Jose Ortega y Gasset – Spanish Philosopher. Born: May 9, 1883, Died: OCTOBER 18, 1955
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“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Aristotle, http://www.bquot.es/s/1503
Age Quote by Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, Philosopher – Born: January 21, 1561.
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What can be shown, cannot be said. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Opinions
“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.” –John Locke
Centered
Zhuangzi 369 BC – 286 BC Chinese Philosopher Source
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November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960 Philosopher
Man
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Danger
A world is in danger, this planet is in great danger! Sun Ra May 22, 1914-May 30, 1993 Composer, Musician, Philosopher, Pianist and Poet Quotes Wave
Those who flow …..
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Observe
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The book is ….
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Criticism
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To attain knowledge, ……
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Learning
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Energy
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Socrates
Socrates Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip. In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?” “Wait aContinue reading “Socrates”
My definition of a philosopher …..
My definition of a philosopher is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down. — Louisa May Alcott
Sometimes people don’t want …
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