Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"Rational discourse requires shared standards even amid deep disagreement."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Philosophy's value is measured not by its conclusions but by the quality of its thinking."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Philosophy's enduring questions persist not because solutions are impossible but because they admit of refinement."
Williamson, Timothy
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"Justification is the process by which we make sense of our beliefs in relation to our experiences and knowledge."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Rationality is the art of making our beliefs work together harmoniously."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Our beliefs form a web that either holds together or unravels under scrutiny."
Lehrer, Keith
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"A single belief, unsupported by others, stands on unstable ground."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To question our beliefs is to strengthen them through examination."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Coherence in belief is the closest we come to certainty in an uncertain world."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Accountability in belief is the foundation of intellectual integrity."
Lehrer, Keith
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"A coherent worldview is built brick by brick through careful justification."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The examined conviction is stronger than the unexamined certainty."
Lehrer, Keith
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"A belief system is only as good as the justifications that hold it together."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Rational belief is belief that has been tested and justified through reflection."
Lehrer, Keith
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"To justify a belief is to show that it deserves our commitment."
Lehrer, Keith
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"A justified belief is a belief we can stand behind with intellectual integrity."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Knowledge is the structure we build when we organize our beliefs rationally."
Lehrer, Keith
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"A coherent belief is one that fits naturally into our broader understanding."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Knowledge that cannot be explained is knowledge we do not truly possess."
Lehrer, Keith
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"A justified conviction is one that has survived the test of rational examination."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The coherence of our worldview is the measure of our intellectual progress."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The examined conviction leads us closer to truth than the unexamined certainty."
Lehrer, Keith
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"The structure of understanding is built through the careful architecture of justified conviction."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level."
BonJour, Laurence
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"Philosophy begins in wonder."
BonJour, Laurence
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"The world is not made of atoms, it is made of stories."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Philosophy begins in wonder and ends in understanding."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"The distinction between appearance and reality is fundamental to understanding how we interpret the world around us."
Harman, Gilbert
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"Internalism about moral reasons creates a puzzle about how morality can genuinely motivate us."
Harman, Gilbert