“The evil that is in the world always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as…”

“The evil that is in the world always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence, if they lack understanding.” – Albert Camus, The Plague Originally appeared on Philosophy Bits Read More

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“If the Way could be reported, there is no man who would not report it to his brothers. … But…”

“If the Way could be reported, there is no man who would not report it to his brothers. … But it cannot — and for none other than the following reason: If there is no host on the inside to receive it, it will not stay; if there is no mark on the outside to Read More

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“The very wish to be right, down to its subtlest form of logical reflection, is an expression of the…”

“The very wish to be right, down to its subtlest form of logical reflection, is an expression of the spirit of self-preservation which philosophy is precisely concerned to break down.” – Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia Originally appeared on Philosophy Bits Read More

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“Drunkenness is temporary suicide.”

“Drunkenness is temporary suicide.” – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness Originally appeared on Philosophy Bits Read More

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“Don’t compete! — competition is always injurious to the species, and you have plenty of resources to…”

“Don’t compete! — competition is always injurious to the species, and you have plenty of resources to avoid it!” – Peter Kropotkin, Mutual Aid Originally appeared on Philosophy Bits Read More

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“Proof differs from analysis. Proof establishes that something happened. Analysis shows why it…”

“Proof differs from analysis. Proof establishes that something happened. Analysis shows why it happened. Proof is a mode of argument that is, by definition, complete; but the price of its completeness is that proof is always formal. Only what is already contained in the beginning is proven at the end. In analysis, however, there are Read More

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“I’m disappointed in not finding in Kant’s family tree of basic concepts the category…”

“I’m disappointed in not finding in Kant’s family tree of basic concepts the category “almost,” a category that has surely accomplished, and spoiled, as much in the world and in literature as any other. In the mind of natural skeptics it colors all other concepts and intuitions.” – Friedrich Schlegel, Critical Fragments Originally appeared on Read More

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“Was the excellence of Socrates or of Shakespeare normal? Was it not rather abnormal, extraordinary?…”

“Was the excellence of Socrates or of Shakespeare normal? Was it not rather abnormal, extraordinary? It is, I think, obvious in the first place, that not all that is good is normal; that, on the contrary, the abnormal is often better than the normal.” – G. E. Moore, Principia Ethica Originally appeared on Philosophy Bits Read More