“Belief must be something different from a mixture of opinions about God and the world, and of precepts for one life or for two. Piety cannot be an instinct craving for a mess of metaphysical and ethical crumbs.” WorldTwoDifferentBeliefOpinionInstinctMessEthicalMetaphysicalCravingMixturesPietyCrumbs Book:On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers Source: On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
“For when it is the good that is under consideration, and the ethical object is predominant, truth must be considered more in reference to art than science, if, that is, unity is to be preserved in the work generally.” IfsArtObjectsUnityConsiderationEthical Book:Introductions to the Dialogues of Plato Source: Introductions to the Dialogues of Plato
