“By abstaining from all definite content, whether as formal logic and theory of science or as the legend of Being beyond all beings, philosophy declared its bankruptcy regarding concrete social goals.” PhilosophySocialGoalTheoryLogicLegendsConcreteFormalDefiniteBankruptcyAbstaining Book:Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords Source: Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords
“( ...philosophy is more often the systematization of the prejudices of philosophers than the systematization of nature.) Distrust all generalizations: stick to the concrete.” PhilosophyPrejudiceSticksPhilosopherConcreteDistrustGeneralization Author:Epifanio de los Santos
“Margaret Miles offers a stunning treatment of human experience, coaxing humans to leave dualisms behind and embrace our intelligent bodies. In a foundational text, she draws on the arts, philosophy and theology, and her experience as a hospice volunteer to explore concrete alternatives to privileging the rational mind. Her erudition, wisdom, and graceful writing are compelling proof of the intelligent body.” WritingMindHumansArtPhilosophyBodyBehindsOffersDrawsIntelligentEmbraceProofMilesTheologyRationalAlternativesTreatmentConcreteCompellingVolunteerHuman ExperienceStunningDualismEruditionHospice Author:Mary E. Hunt
“It might be suggested, and not easily disproven that anything, no matter how exotic, can be believed by someone. On the other hand, abstract belief is largely impossible; it is the concrete, the actuality of the cup, the candle, the sacrificial stone, which hardens belief; the statue is nothing until it cries, the philosophy is nothing until the philosopher is martyred.” MatterPhilosophyHandsMightBeliefImpossibleCryStonesPhilosopherCupsAbstractCandleConcreteStatuesExoticActualityMartyred Author:Shirley Jackson
“Good Governance cannot remain merely a philosophy. Concrete steps have to be taken for realizing its goals.” PhilosophyGoalRealizingStepsTakenIndiaConcreteGovernanceGood Governance Author:Narendra Modi
“An idol is not necessarily something concrete, like a golden calf. It can also be something abstract, like matter. Is matter part of the created order? Sure it is. So the philosophy of materialism qualifies as an idol in the biblical sense.” MatterPhilosophyOrderGoldenAbstractMaterialismIdolsConcreteBiblicalCalves Author:Nancy Pearcey