Philosophy Quotes

"The primary word I-It establishes the world of It."

"All philosophy originates in wonder."

"The I of the primary word I-Thou is a different I than that of the primary word I-It."

"The eternal is found not in abstract ideas but in lived experience."

"The doctrine of performatives shows us that language does more than describe reality; it constitutes actions."

"Philosophy must attend to the ordinary uses of words, for therein lies clarity."

"The world is the totality of facts, not of things."

"All philosophy is critique of language."

"The confusion in our thoughts is a confusion about the logical form of language."

"Philosophy is descriptive, not prescriptive; we describe language games as they are played."

"The beetle in the box is irrelevant; what matters is the language game."

"The investigation of language is the investigation of human nature."

"Language is not a mirror of reality; it is a way of being in the world."

"We must descend from metaphysical heights to the ordinary uses of language."

"Language games are not arbitrary; they are deeply rooted in human form of life."

"We are all trapped in webs of concepts that shape what we can think and say."

"Language does not label pre-existing objects; it creates the categories through which we see the world."

"The philosophical problem takes the form: 'I do not know my way about.'"

"To see the world as logical is to see it through the spectacles of language."

"The soul's natural sickness is forgetfulness."

"The void is the only pure good we know for certain."

"The soul cannot exist without the body's acknowledgment."

"Indifference is the first step toward spiritual death."

"Evil is the deflection of the energy of the soul."

"The soul speaks a language older than words."

"Philosophy begins where comfortable assumptions end."

"The Other calls me into question."

"Language is the very event of transcendence."

"The Other has priority over the Same."

"Subjectivity is not for itself, but for the Other."