“I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy.” ArtPhilosophyTogetherInterestWifeInfluenceMovementStudentsMetsActivityMy WifeTheatreSociologyArt Music Author:Paul Nurse
“Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science.” RealPhilosophyFoundCareersStudyProgressStudentsLowsIncludingExperimentsAlternativesShockSociologyDrudgerySlownessSociologicalLow Points Author:Paul Nurse
“The way forward does not lie in amateur and comically timeless linguistic sociology which takes 'forms of life ' for granted (and this is what philosophy has been recently), but in the systematic study of forms of life which does not take them for granted at all. It hardly matters whether such an inquiry is called philosophy or sociology.” WayDoeHas BeensMatterPhilosophyFormLyingStudyGrantedTimelessSociologyInquirySystematicWay ForwardLife For Granted Book:The Devil in Modern Philosophy Source: The Devil in Modern Philosophy
“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.” IfsPhilosophySpeakPsychologyAchieveClaimsPrejudiceBranchesAffectedMistakenSociologyPsychiatry Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Architects feel empowered to give opinions about politics and sociology and philosophy without knowing much about it. Kind of in the same way that they think they can design furniture or fashion or utensils for dining.” ThinkingWayGivingFeelsKindPhilosophyOpinionKnowingFashionDesignArchitectSociologyFurnitureEmpoweredDiningUtensils Author:Rafael Vinoly
“Colleges don't teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past. An economist must know, besides his subject, ethics, logic, philosophy, the humanities and sociology, in fact everything that is part of how we live and react to one another.” KnowsLittlesPhilosophyFactsPastHumanityTeachEconomySubjectsCollegeEthicsEconomicsLogicEconomistSociology Author:Bernard Baruch
“I studied philosophy and ended on sociology. For some reason, all the advanced courses in philosophy were offered 4:30 to 6:30, so I could never go because of football, so I had to switch.” ReasonPhilosophyCoursesFootballSociology Author:Lawrence Jackson
“I'm interested in power. I'm interested in the kind of polarities and equilibriums that take place within sexuality and philosophy and sociology. So in Versailles, in this type of setting, you have a place that is about absolute control, where everything has been thought about.” KindHas BeensPhilosophyTypeAbsolutesSexualitySettingSettingsSociologyPolarityVersailles Author:Jeff Koons