“In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.” PhilosophyLiteratureInterestingPrinciplesExamplePhilosophical Author:Mason Cooley
“Where philosophy ends, poetry must commence. There should not be a common point of view, a natural manner of thinking which standsin contrast to art and liberal education, or mere living; that is, one should not conceive of a realm of crudeness beyond the boundaries of education. Every conscious link of an organism should not perceive its limits without a feeling for its unity in relation to the whole. For example, philosophy should not only be contrasted to non-philosophy, but also to poetry.” ThinkingShouldArtEndsPhilosophyWholeFeelingsPoetryNaturalViewsCommonExamplePoetLimitsConsciousRelationPhilosophicalUnityMerePoint Of ViewBoundariesPerceiveRealmsLinksContrastOrganismsLiberal Education Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“Some of the big philosophical problems have been solved by science, at least to a 1st approximation. Examples: the problems of matter, and mind. Only philosophical reactionaries, like Noam Chomsky, claim that they are and will remain mysteries.” MindHas BeensMatterProblemBigsMysteryExampleClaimsPhilosophicalReactionariesApproximation Author:Mario Bunge
“From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.” ExamplePhilosophicalDespise Author:Virgil
“All literature, all philosophical treatises, all the voices of antiquity are full of examples for imitation, which would all lie unseen in darkness without the light of literature.” LightLyingLiteratureVoiceDarknessExamplePhilosophicalImitationUnseenAntiquity Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero