“Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic.” WorldWayBitsFictionScience FictionPhilosopherPopsDidactic Author:Brit Marling
“One could say that what differentiates ancient from modern philosophy is the fact that, in ancient philosophy, it was not only Chrysippus or Epicurus who, just because they had developed a philosophical discourse, were considered philosophers. Rather, every person who lived according to the precepts of Chrysippus or Epicurus was every bit as much a philosopher as they.” PersonsPhilosophyFactsBitsModernPhilosophicalAncientPhilosopherDiscourseDifferentiateModern PhilosophyAncient Philosophy Author:Pierre Hadot
“We must not leap to the fatalistic conclusion that we are stuck with the conceptual scheme that we grew up in. We can change it, bit by bit, plank by plank, though meanwhile there is nothing to carry us along but the evolving conceptual scheme itself. The philosopher's task was well compared by Neurath to that of a mariner who must rebuild his ship on the open sea.” WellsBitsSeaGrewGrew UpTasksPhilosophicalPhilosopherStuckShipsConclusionEvolveLeapSchemesMariners Author:Willard Van Orman Quine
“In order to be a really good investor, you need to be a little bit of a philosopher as well.” NeedsWellsLittlesOrderBitsLittle BitInvestingFinancialPhilosopherInvestors Author:Daniel S. Loeb
“I did not intend to be a writer. I first wanted to be a lawyer, like my father. Then I got bit by the bug of philosophy and wanted to be a philosophy professor. I went to graduate school and quickly discovered it was impossible for a woman in those days - this was the early fifties - to be a philosopher, so I gave that up.” FirstsPhilosophyWantedSchoolFatherBitsImpossiblePhilosopherLawyerProfessorsGraduatesBugsGraduate School Author:Alix Kates Shulman