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“I rather despise claims to objectivity in philosophy; the point of view is the thing.”

Philosophy Views Claims Point Of View Despise Objectivity

Book:The Importance of Living

Source: The Importance of Living

“No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?”

May Art Self Philosophy Earth History Expression Claims Pearls Self Expression Oysters

Author:C. S. Lewis

“If I am not mistaken, psychology, psychiatry and some branches of sociology, not to speak about the so-called philosophy of history, are even more affected by what I have called the scientistic prejudice, and by specious claims of what science can achieve.”

Ifs Philosophy Speak Psychology Achieve Claims Prejudice Branches Affected Mistaken Sociology Psychiatry

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

People Life Looks Philosophy Inspiration Can Do Change Destiny Fate Crosses Claims Aliens Free Will Predestination Predestined Ability To Adapt Computer Viruses

Book:Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Source: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

“He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis of what cannot be proved is an imposter.”

Philosophy Fool Evidence Bases Claims Imposter

Author:Han Fei

“There are lots of stories about how philosophy begins. Some people claim it begins in wonder; some people claim it begins in worry. I claim it begins in disappointment.”

People Philosophy Stories Wonder Worry Claims Disappointment

Book:Impossible Objects

Source: Impossible Objects

“Academic environments are generally characterised by the presence of peole who claim to understand more than in fact they do. Linguistic Philosophy has produced a great revolution, generating people who claim not to understand when in fact they do. Some achieve great virtuosity at it. Any beginner in philosophy can manage not to understand, say, Hegel, but I have heard people who were so advanced that they knew how not to understand writers of such limpid clarity as Bertrand Russell or A.J. Ayer.”

People Philosophy Facts Environment Heard Achieve Revolution Claims Clarity Manage Academic Beginners Hegel Virtuosity

Author:Ernest Gellner

“The kinds of claims I make about knowledge are thus meant to be illustrative of a general argumentative strategy which might well bear fruit in areas of philosophy which I have not thus far explored.”

Wells Kind Philosophy Might Bears Areas Claims Strategy Fruit Meant To Be

Author:Hilary Kornblith

“While I do not agree with all of the claims made by experimental philosophers, especially those who seem to think xphi will somehow replace the rest of philosophy, I think xphi projects are interesting and important, I love Josh Knobe's work, and that these projects contribute something new and worthwhile to the philosophical conversation.”

Thinking Made Important Philosophy Seems Interesting Conversation Projects Claims Philosophical Agree Philosopher Something New Worthwhile Josh

Author:L.A. Paul