Harman, Gilbert

"The naturalization of epistemology requires us to reconsider the traditional foundations of knowledge."

"Our judgments about color are neither purely objective nor entirely subjective."

"Moral development involves not just learning rules but developing moral sensitivity."

"The concept of property rights has no simple philosophical justification."

"Thought experiments illuminate philosophical problems by isolating relevant variables."

"The relationship between language and thought is more complex than either dualism or identity theory suggests."

"Practical reasoning differs fundamentally from theoretical reasoning in its aims and methods."

"Our attributions of mental states to others rest on inference rather than direct knowledge."

"The possibility of alternative conceptual schemes challenges our assumptions about objectivity."

"Moral disagreement persists not because some people are irrational but because ethics is complex."

"Personal projects and commitments give life meaning more than abstract principles do."

"The search for certainty in philosophy often leads us down mistaken paths."

"Emotions are not obstacles to rational thought but essential components of practical reasoning."

"The concept of a 'natural kind' requires philosophical scrutiny, not mere acceptance."

"Moral agency requires capacities that extend beyond mere behavioral control."

"The problem of vagueness reveals the limitations of classical logic in natural language."

"Our sense of self is constructed through narrative and memory, not given in experience."

"Philosophical progress often consists in clarifying questions rather than answering them."

"The internalism-externalism debate about mental content remains genuinely unresolved."

"Aesthetic judgment claims objectivity while seeming to depend on subjective response."

"The nature of time remains one of philosophy's most intractable problems."

"Moral responsibility presupposes capacities that determinism may undermine."

"Language acquisition reveals deep truths about the structure of human cognition."

"The unity of consciousness presents a puzzle that neuroscience has not yet solved."

"Pragmatic considerations often determine what counts as a successful explanation."

"The concept of function is essential to understanding biology and psychology."

"Moral judgments express commitments that cannot be reduced to factual beliefs."

"The relationship between rules and particulars troubles moral theory in fundamental ways."

"Our understanding of possibility and necessity requires careful metaphysical analysis."

"The problem of mental causation suggests consciousness may not play the role we assume it does."