“Even those who have desired to work out a completely positive philosophy have been philosophers only to the extent that, at the same time, they have refused the right to install themselves in absolute knowledge. They taught not this knowledge, but its becoming in us, not the absolute but, at most, our absolute relation to it, as Kierkegaard said. What makes a philosopher is the movement which leads back without ceasing from knowledge to ignorance, from ignorance to knowledge, and a kind of rest in this movement.” KindHas BeensSaidPhilosophyMovementIgnoranceTaughtBecomingRelationAbsolutesPhilosopherWork Out Book:In Praise of Philosophy and Other Essays Source: In Praise of Philosophy and Other Essays
“There is no absolute up or down, as Aristotle taught; no absolute position in space; but the position of a body is relative to that of other bodies. Everywhere there is incessant relative change in position throughout the universe, and the observer is always at the center of things.” BodyUniverseSpaceAtheismPositionTaughtAbsolutesPositive AtheismRelativeObserversIncessant Author:Giordano Bruno
“There is no moral absolute, and this leads us to situational ethics, which unfortunately is being taught in public schools all over America. This means that right and wrong is dependent upon the circumstances.” MeanSchoolAmericaMoralTaughtCircumstancesEthicsAbsolutesDependentPublic School Author:Ted Cruz
“Buddha himself taught different teachings to different people under different circumstances. For some people, there are beliefs based on a Creator. For others, no Creator. The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.” PeopleDifferentBeliefTeachingTaughtBuddhismCircumstancesAbsolutesCreatorDifferent PeoplesNegation Author:Dalai Lama
“There is truth, my boy. But the doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. Nor should you long for a perfect doctrine, my friend. Rather, you should long for the perfection of yourself. The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived, not taught.” ShouldLongDoeBookIdeasDesirePerfectBoysTaughtTruth IsMy FriendsPerfectionAbsolutesDoctrineWithin YouDogmaDeitiesMy Boys Book:The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel Source: The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel
“Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.” MadePlayHalfRecordsTaughtAbsolutesJazzNotesGuitarAlbumsMade It Author:Pat Metheny