“It is the metaphysically given that must be accepted: it cannot be changed. It is the man-made that must never be accepted uncritically: it must be judged, then accepted or rejected and changed when necessary.” MenMadePhilosophyGivenAcceptanceChangedAcceptedJudgedRejected Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
“Should philosophers be expected to change the world? Such an expectation seems to me extravagant. Marx himself didn't change the world: he reinterpreted it, then other people changed it.” PeopleWorldShouldPhilosophySeemsChangedExpectationsPhilosopherExpectedChanging The WorldExtravagant Author:J. M. Coetzee
“Ideas and philosophies change just as machines do. Religions changed because of the birth control pill. Politics changes because of the hydrogen bomb. All because of science fictional inventions.” IdeasPhilosophyChangedBirthMachinesScience FictionInventionBombsPillsBirth ControlHydrogenHydrogen BombBirth Control Pills Author:Ray Bradbury
“In the 1980s... it was a liberal philosophy of government that changed the rules to suit its own political ends. We were forfeiting our freedoms to conform to a humanistic philosophy that was patently antireligious.” EndsPhilosophyGovernmentChristianPoliticalReligiousChangedSuitsConformHumanistic Book:The courage of a conservative Source: The courage of a conservative
“My mom, she was, she studied chemistry. And later on she changed and majored, she changed later in her career, in her life and studied philosophy and then she did a perfect clash, connection between chemistry and philosophy and she became a witch.” PhilosophyPerfectCareersChangedMomConnectionsMy MomChemistryWitchClash Author:Alfonso Cuaron
“My father decided that he was such a admirer of Ibn Rushd's philosophy, thinking that he changed the family name to Rushdie. I realized why my father was so interested in him, because he was really an incredibly modernizing voice inside our Islamic culture.” ThinkingPhilosophyCultureFatherNamesVoiceChangedDecidedI RealizedIslamicAdmirerFamily NameRushdieIslamic Culture Author:Salman Rushdie
“I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.” LittlesStillsPhilosophyHandsEnergyHavensChangedJudgmentDrivenGood Judgment Author:Ted Turner
“Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of Power in Nature for the use and convenience of man; being that practical application of the most important principles of natural Philosophy which has in a considerable degree realized the anticipations of Bacon, and changed the aspect and state of affairs in the whole world. The most important object of Civil Engineering is to improve the means of production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal Trade.” MenWorldMeanArtImportantStatesPhilosophyWholeUseNaturalPrinciplesObjectsChangedSourceDegreesAspectTradeAffairProductionsPracticalsWhole WorldInternalsApplicationEngineeringAnticipationTrafficConvenienceCivil EngineerCivil EngineeringNatural Philosophy Author:Thomas Tredgold