“O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men scattered about into the social enjoyment of life. [Lat., O vitae philosophia dux! O virtutis indagatrix, expultrixque vitiorum! Quid non modo nos, sed omnino vita hominum sine et esse potuisset? Tu urbes peperisti; tu dissipatos homines in societatum vitae convocasti.]” MenHas BeensPhilosophyAgeSocialCitiesVirtueLife PhilosophyVicesGuidesTheeEnjoymentSearchers Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“We may say, in a broad way, that Greek philosophy down to Aristotle expresses the mentality appropriate to the City State; that Stoicism is appropriate to a cosmopolitan despotism; that stochastic philosophy is an intellectual expression of the Church as an organization; that philosophy since Descartes, or at any rate since Locke, tends to embody the prejudices of the commercial middle class; and that Marxism and Fascism are the philosophies appropriate to the modern industrial state.” WayMayStatesPhilosophyChurchCitiesClassModernMiddleExpressionIntellectualOrganizationPrejudiceRateGreekAppropriateMiddle ClassBroadsFascismMentalityStoicismMarxismDespotismGreek Philosophy Author:Bertrand Russell
“With subjectivity in philosophy, anarchism in politics goes hand in hand. Already during Luther's lifetime, unwelcome and unacknowledged disciples had developed the doctrine of Anabaptism, which for a time dominated the city of Munster. The Anabaptists repudiated all law since they held that good men will be guided at every moment by the Holy Spirit, who can not be bound by formulas. From this premise they arrive at communism and sexual promiscuity; they were therefore exterminated after a heroic resistance.” MenPhilosophyMomentsHandsLawSpiritCitiesHolyLifetimeBoundsResistanceDoctrineCommunismHoly SpiritGood ManFormulasHeroicDiscipleCan NotLutherPremisesAnarchismHand In HandSubjectivityPromiscuityUnwelcome Author:Bertrand Russell
“Philosophy is a more intense sort of experience than common life is, just as pure and subtle music, heard in retirement, is something keener and more intense than the howling of storms or the rumble of cities.” PhilosophyLife IsCommonCitiesHeardPureStormIntenseSubtleRetirementRumbleCommon Life Book:Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana Source: Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana
“In general, I distrust philosophy. Plato recommended chasing poets from the city; the 'great' Heidegger was a Nazi; Lukacs was a communist; and J. P. Sartre wrote: 'Any anti-communist is a dog.'” PhilosophyCitiesDogPoetCommunistNaziPlatoDistrustChasingHeideggerAnti Communist Author:Claude Simon
“That was it! The whole Redwood City philosophy was based on a willingness to try harder than anyone else.” TryingPhilosophyWholeCitiesHarderWillingnessRedwoods Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I try to balance work and play. I'm really grateful that I can kind of have that philosophy, so I can try to get out of the city as much as possible, even though I love the city and I'm not ready to leave it.” TryingKindI CanPhilosophyPlayCitiesReadyBalanceGratefulNot ReadyWork And PlayReady To Leave Author:Jorja Fox