Studying Philosophy Quotes

• As does every young man studying philosophy, I naturally asked myself questions about the truth of all this, and about the meaning of freedom, predestination, and liberty of choice and so on. But to have asked questions of yourself about it, I think is not too important. Let's say - I remain - I remained a believer.

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  Pierre Trudeau

  Philosophy   Men   Thinking  

  Source: presbyterianrecord.ca

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• It was while I was studying philosophy that I came to understand. . . that it is no sign of moral or spiritual strength to believe that for which one has no evidence, neither a priori evidence as in math, nor a posteriori evidence as in science. . . . It's a violation almost immoral in its transgressiveness to shirk the responsibilities of rationality.

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  Rebecca Goldstein

  Spiritual   Philosophy   Believe  

  3073

• My mind was formed by studying philosophy, Plato and that sort of thing.

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  Werner Heisenberg

  Plato   Philosophy   Mind  

  3653

• I have some intellectual-type pursuits, like studying philosophy and stuff like that.

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  Van Morrison

  Philosophy   Intellectual   Stuff  

  Interview with Ritchie Yorke, ritchieyorke.com. April 21.

  1953

• When I first began studying philosophy, a good deal of what went on in analytic epistemology was focused on addressing the Gettier problem. At first, I became quite caught up in it, and the kind of analytical ingenuity required for the work appealed to me. After a while, however, I started to lose interest.

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  Hilary Kornblith

  Philosophy   Firsts   Study  

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

  3615

• The object of studying philosophy is to know one's own mind, not other peoples.

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  William Ralph Inge

  Philosophy   History   Mind  

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