Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Philosophy and physics are deeply intertwined in the search for truth."George Zweig
"Magnitude of the universe puts human struggles in perspective."George Zweig
"Philosophy is the love of wisdom."Freeman Dyson
"Philosophy teaches us how to live well."Freeman Dyson
"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."Murray Gell-Mann
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."Murray Gell-Mann
"There is a tendency for the thing being made to be made in the image of the maker."Murray Gell-Mann
"The deepest questions are often the simplest ones."Murray Gell-Mann
"The universe does not care about our theories; it simply is."Murray Gell-Mann
"Consciousness is the phenomenon whereby the universe knows itself."Roger Penrose
"The mind creates reality through observation."Roger Penrose
"Philosophy is the foundation of all inquiry."Roger Penrose
"Consciousness is perhaps the greatest mystery of all."Roger Penrose
"Philosophy questions what science takes for granted."Roger Penrose
"The universe is a self-synthesizing machine."John Wheeler
"The universe does not exist 'out there' independent of us. We are inescapably involved in bringing about that which appears to be happening."John Wheeler
"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real."John Wheeler
"The quantum principle is like a Kantian synthetic a priori principle."John Wheeler
"The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent."John Wheeler
"The participatory universe takes this view of reality seriously."John Wheeler
"Every phenomenon is created by the observer."John Wheeler
"The paradox of the observer is the paradox of existence."John Wheeler
"We are part of the universe looking at itself."John Wheeler
"Determinism is a myth."John Wheeler
"Consciousness is the basis of reality."John Wheeler
"The observer makes the universe real."John Wheeler
"Reality is participatory."John Wheeler
"The universe is one vast interconnected whole."John Wheeler
"Everything is everything else."John Wheeler
"The observer and the observed are one."John Wheeler