“It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise is true, but the conclusion does not follow. For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.” IfsMayDoeSaidShowsSeemsBeliefCausesAbilityShotsArgumentPhilosophicalClimateConvictionRationalConclusionAbandonedPremises Author:Austin Farrer
“Let me put it more precisely: The ability to give birth is a natural characteristic. In the same way, everybody can grasp philosophical truths if they just use their innate reason.” IfsWayGivingReasonUseNaturalAbilityBirthLet MePhilosophicalCharacteristicsInnate Author:Jostein Gaarder
“Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.” ReasonFoundUnderstandingImaginationAbilityGeniusPhilosophicalAptitudeVivid Imagination Author:Marcus Aurelius
“When I came to New York, to Brooklyn, I met Alvin Ailey and Stanley Crouch and August Wilson. They were always putting things in a philosophical context. All the great jazz musicians did, too. There was always a sub-context to what they were saying about music even though they would be very down home and earthy. So I started to develop, in addition to my power and ability to simply hear, a way to place myself in a time.” WayHomeWould BeAbilityNew YorkMetsMusicianPhilosophicalJazzJazz MusicBrooklynAugustWilsonStanleyJazz Musician Author:Wynton Marsalis
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” ThinkingHappinessChoicesFearAbilityAnxietyWeaponsStressPhilosophicalCaringTensionReliefAnxiousRelaxationRelaxedStressedCopingStressfulStress ReliefStress ManagementGreatest LoveCalmingStress FreeStressorsAnxiety And FearStress And AnxietyWork StressReduce StressUnder StressLife StressPragmatistsAbility To ChooseStress RelievingStress And LifeStressful LifeRelaxation And StressNo StressInspirational StressStress RelieverStress LevelsDealing With StressStress ReleaseStressful DayLess Stress Author:William James
“Ted Seabrooke, my wrestling coach, had a kind of Nietzschean effect on me in terms of not just his estimation of my limited abilities, but his decidedly philosophical stance about how to conduct your life, what you should do to compensate for your limitations. This was essential to me, both as a student - and not a good one - and as a wrestler who was not a natural athlete but who had found something he loved.” ShouldKindFoundTermNaturalAbilityEffectsStudentsEssentialsPhilosophicalAthleteCoachesLimitationWrestlingStanceWrestlerEstimation Author:John Irving
“From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.” InspirationalNeedsPoliticalAbilityPhilosophicalCommunismWorld HistoryElection DaySchools And Education Author:Karl Marx
“Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete.” HumansEvilAbilityJudgingProductsPhilosophicalAbstractConcrete Author:Jean-Paul Sartre