“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” PhilosophyWaterSocietyTheoryActivityRainRiversAngerExcellenceHumbleTolerateScornPipeExaltedBe HumblePlumberPlumbingGood Philosophy Book:Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too? Source: Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?
“Нe [Kurt Vonnegut] felt that life was largely a crap shoot and that we simply need to muddle on as best we can, being as kind and loving to one another as possible, right now. It's a pretty good philosophy, no matter what one's religious beliefs or lack of them.” NeedsKindMatterPhilosophyBeliefFeltReligiousRight NowNo Matter WhatCrapReligious BeliefMuddleGood Philosophy Author:Michael Dirda
“Good biology without good philosophy will be a calamity.” PhilosophyBiologyCalamityGood Philosophy Author:George Will
“The result of civilization, at the Sandwich Islands and elsewhere, is found productive to the civilizers, destructive to the civilizees. It is said to be compensation--a very philosophical word; but it appears to be very much on the principle of the old game, "You lose, I win": good philosophy for the winner.” SaidPhilosophyFoundGamesWinningLosesResultsPrinciplesCivilizationPhilosophicalWinnerIslandsDestructiveProductiveElsewhereColonialismCompensationSandwichesGood Philosophy Author:Herman Melville
“A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'” SaidPhilosophyHalfPhilosopherGrammarGood Philosophy Author:Aloysius Martinich