“In the general tendency toward specialization, philosophy too has established itself as a specialized discipline, one purified of all specific content. In so doing, philosophy has denied its own constitutive concept: the intellectual freedom that does not obey the dictates of specialized knowledge.” DoePhilosophyDisciplineIntellectualConceptsTendenciesDeniedSpecializationIntellectual Freedom Book:Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords Source: Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords
“Every symbol, word, concept, discipline and field is only a temporary rest stop on the highway of discovery.” FieldsDisciplineConceptsDiscoverySymbolsTemporaryHighways Author:Bryant H. McGill
“Do you have to discipline yourself to have breakfast, lunch or dinner? Of course not; and so discipline - the usual concept of it - doesn't apply here. I had to discipline myself to learn English, but never to train.” CoursesDisciplineConceptsTrainDinnerBreakfastLunchUsual Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Metaphysics is the study of the most general nature and basic structure of reality, and therefore the concepts of metaphysics, concepts like time, space, identity, resemblance, substance, property, fact, event, composition, possibility, etc., are the most fundamental concepts. Thus metaphysics is the most fundamental theoretical discipline.” FactsRealitySpaceStudyEventsIdentityPossibilityDisciplineConceptsFundamentalsStructurePropertySubstanceEtcCompositionMetaphysicsTheoreticalResemblance Author:Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra
“The role of metaphysics in relation to other disciplines, whether philosophical or not and including the natural sciences, is thus a foundational role. Lack of clarity in the concepts of metaphysics implies lack of clarity in other disciplines - both theoretical and practical disciplines - employing those concepts or employing concepts that depend on those of metaphysics.” NaturalRolesDependsDisciplineConceptsRelationPhilosophicalIncludingPracticalsClarityMetaphysicsTheoreticalNatural ScienceEmploying Author:Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra
“Keep these concepts in mind: You've failed many times, although you don't remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim. Don't worry about failure. My suggestion to each of you: Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.” TryingMindFirstsRememberChanceWalksWorryMissingFailureDisciplineConceptsFirst TimeRecoverySwimSuggestionsRemember YouRemembers YouAnorexiaEating Disorder Author:Sherman Glenn Finesilver
“I embrace the concept of enlightened self-interest - that in doing something for others, people also reap profound benefits for themselves. It might involve a little bit of sacrifice and discipline, but, and this is so crucial to understand, that participation has given me back so, so much more than I have given it.” PeopleLittlesSelfMightGivenBitsInterestCommunityLeadershipSacrificeDisciplineBenefitsLittle BitConceptsEmbraceProfoundEnlightenedCrucialParticipationSelf InterestReap Author:Simon McKeon