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“Philosophy isn't programmed into us, and a lot of the forces of our culture steadfastly work against it. Philosophy, for me, is a way of resisting the nihilism of the present by making, creating, affirming. By going on.”

Way Philosophy Culture Force Creating Nihilism Resisting Affirming

Book:Impossible Objects

Source: Impossible Objects

“There are no dead-end jobs. There are no dead-end jobs. There are only dead-end people. Our current social philosophy, and the welfare state apparatus based on it, are creating more dead-end people.”

People Ends States Philosophy Jobs Social Creating Currents Welfare Welfare State Dead Ends

Book:The Thomas Sowell Reader

Source: The Thomas Sowell Reader

“It is an odd fact of evolution that we are the only species on Earth capable of creating science and philosophy. There easily could have been another species with some scientific talent, say that of the average human ten-year-old, but not as much as adult humans have; or one that is better than us at physics but worse at biology; or one that is better than us at everything. If there were such creatures all around us, I think we would be more willing to concede that human scientific intelligence might be limited in certain respects.”

“Best part of my job is fulfillment. When I see that, that we're creating value, that we're helping improve people's lives, and we benefit from it, so it's a system of mutual benefit. Our philosophy's working. That's what turns me on. That's what keeps me going.”

People Philosophy Helping Jobs Values Turns Benefits Creating Fulfillment Mutual Turn Me Creating Value Mutual Benefit

Author:Charles Koch

“I really wanted to maintain that bedroom philosophy to creating stuff.”

Philosophy Wanted Stuff Creating Bedroom

Author:Jamie Lidell