Quotes about philosophical
philosophical independent world
The world is independent of my will. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical contradiction tautology
Propositions show what they say: tautologies and contradictions show that they say nothing. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical sleep science
Man has to awaken to wonder - and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical tree tragedy
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical air discussion
A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical math reality
Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical math mountain
With my full philosophical rucksack I can only climb slowly up the mountain of mathematics. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical mean sun
It is an hypothesis that the sun will rise tomorrow: and this means that we do not know whether it will rise. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical needs process
An inner process stands in need of outward criteria. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical way problem
A philosophical problem has the form: I don't know my way about. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical soul faces
The face is the soul of the body. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical language complicated
Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical nonsensical found
Most of the propositions and questions to be found in philosophical works are not false but nonsensical. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical confusion people
People are deeply imbedded in philosophical, i.e., grammatical confusions. And to free them presupposes pulling them out of the immensely manifold connections they are caught up in. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical holiday goes-on
Philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical reality mirrors
Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical self soul
The philosophical I is not the human being, not the human body or the human soul with the psychological properties, but the metaphysical subject, the boundary (not a part) of the world. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical mean common
The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical boxers philosopher
A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. Ludwig Wittgenstein
philosophical mathematics pleasure
I also ask you my friends not to condemn me entirely to the mill of mathematical calculations, and allow me time for philosophical speculations, my only pleasures. Johannes Kepler
philosophical trying curtains
There's something in life that's a curtain, and I keep trying to raise it. Maxine Hong Kingston
philosophical want-something luxury
A pleasant natural environment is a good - a luxury good, philosophical good, a moral goody-good, a good time for all. Whatever, we want it. If we want something, we should pay for it, with our labor or our cash. We shouldn't beg it, steal it, sit around wishing for it, or euchre the government into taking it by force. P. J. O'Rourke
philosophical men realizing
That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless Plato
philosophical suffering littles
To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed. Plato
philosophical self want
A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants Plato
philosophical good-friend caring
My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul? Plato
philosophical reviews thrice
Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good. Plato
philosophical unrest politics
Until philosophers hold power, neither states nor individuals will have rest from trouble. Plato
philosophical ignorance evil
Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all. Plato
philosophical law understanding
No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. Plato
philosophical ignorant littles
The learning and knowledge that we have,is,at the most,but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. Plato
philosophical democracy arise
Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. Plato
philosophical destiny men
Man never legislates,but destinies and accidents,happening in all sorts of ways,legislate in all sorts of ways. Plato