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Quote by Iris Murdoch

“Moral concepts do not move about within a hard world set up by science and logic. They set up, for different purposes, a different world.”

Book:The Sovereignty of Good

Work

The Sovereignty of Good

This book delves into the philosophical concept of good, examining its significance and influence on human existence and societal structures. more

Author

Iris Murdoch

Iris Murdoch was an Irish-Canadian philosopher and author, born on July 15, 1919, in Dublin, Ireland, and passed away on February 8, 1999. She is celebrated for her philosophical novels that intertwine moral and ethical dilemmas with complex narratives. Murdoch's work has left a lasting impact on the literary world, particularly in the latter half of the 20th century. more

“Forgiveness is giving up on the treacle of what has failed and moving towards that which is more ideal. It takes us from a negative logic of detesting something, to a space of emptiness, from which we can reconnect with creative logic and instead of acting out our fears of the negative, reach toward what may be beautiful.”

Beauty Forgiveness Logic Negativity Nihilism

Book:Nihilism: A Philosophy Based In Nothingness And Eternity

Source: Nihilism: A Philosophy Based In Nothingness And Eternity

“We have a tendency to describe capitalism with familiar, well-worn words like ‘markets’ and ‘trade’. But this isn’t quite accurate. Markets and traders were around for thousands of years before capitalism, and they are innocent enough on their own. What makes capitalism different from most other economic systems in history is that it’s organised around the imperative of constant expansion, or ‘growth’: ever-increasing levels of industrial extraction, production and consumption, which we measure as Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Growth is the prime directive of capital. Not growth for any particular purpose, mind you, but growth for its own sake. And it has a kind of totalitarian logic to it: every industry, every sector, every national economy must grow, all the time, with no identifiable end-point.”

Capitalism Economics Logic Green Definitions Totalitarianism Markets Gdp Degrowth

Book:Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

Source: Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

“A page of history is worth a pound of logic.”

Truth History Logic

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

“Life without some logic is a stone-age existence, but life without love is no existence.”