“The wisdom of God exceeds that of the wisest man, more than his wisdom exceeds that of a child. If a child were to conjecture how an army is to be formed in the day of battle--how a city is to be fortified, or a state governed--what chance has he to guess right? As little chance has the wisest man when he pretends to conjecture how the planets move in their courses, how the sea ebbs and flows, and how our minds act upon our bodies.”
This comprehensive compilation delves into the depths of philosophical inquiry, presenting a wide array of perspectives on topics such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and aesthetics. It includes seminal works from renowned philosophers across different historical periods, offering readers a rich tapestry of philosophical thought. more
Thomas Reid (April 26, 1710 – October 7, 1796) was a Scottish philosopher and a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. He founded the Scottish School of Common Sense, which sought to counter David Hume's skepticism by grounding philosophy in intuitive principles of common sense. Reid studied and taught at the University of Aberdeen, later becoming Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. His major works, An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense and Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, argued that perception directly grasps external objects, rejecting the theory of ideas. His ideas influenced 19th-century Scottish philosophy, French spiritualism, and 20th-century analytic philosophy. more
“I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false.”