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“One of the recurring philosophical questions is: 'Does a falling tree in the forest make a sound when there is no one to hear?' Which says something about the nature of philosophers , because there is always someone in a forest. It may only be a badger, wondering what that cracking noise was, or a squirrel a bit puzzled by all the scenery going upwards, but someone.”

May Doe Fall Bits Sound Wonder Tree Philosophical Philosopher Forests Noise Scenery Squirrels Puzzled Recurring Badgers Philosophical Questions

Book:Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)

Source: Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)

“I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value of as well as history and philosophy of science. So many people today - and even professional - seem to me like someone who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is - in my opinion - the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth.”

“From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.”

Men Made Truth Fear Tree Atheism Honesty Philosophical Woods Rage Crooked

Author:Immanuel Kant

“You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks.”

Break Tree Tragedy Philosophical Bending

Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein

“To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi)." Or, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?”

Ifs Doe Fall Sound Tree Philosophical Forests

Author:George Berkeley

“In the next few galactic seconds, the fate of the universe will be decided. Life - the ultimate experiment - will either explode into space, and engulf the star-clouds in a fire storm of children, trees, and butterfly wings; or Life will fail, fizzle, and gutter out, leaving the universe shrouded forever in impenetrable blankness, devoid of hope.”

Children Universe Next Stars Space Forever Fire Fate Failing Tree Decided Ultimate Philosophical Wings Leaving Clouds Storm Experiments Seconds Butterfly Gutters Butterfly Wings Blankness

Author:Marshall Savage

“The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds.”

Kind Body Certain Animal Tree Philosophical Plant Seeds Vegetarian Vegan Vegetarian Health Vegan Health

Author:Plato

“We are all but recent leaves on the same old tree of life and if this life has adapted itself to new functions and conditions, it uses the same old basic principles over and over again. There is no real difference between the grass and the man who mows it.”

Ifs Men Real Philosophy Use Differences Principles Tree Conditions He Man Function Philosophical This Life Grass Adapted Basic Principles Tree Of Life Old Trees

Author:Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

“Everyone has an enemy. It's why God gave us baseball bats. Well, He gave us trees, but we knew what He meant.”

Wells Philosophy Enemy Tree Baseball Philosophical Bats

Author:Christopher Titus