Philosophy Quotes

"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."

"Science is practical philosophy, philosophy is theoretical science."

"Anybody who comes to a physicists and says he wants to talk about the meaning and philosophy of quantum mechanics is probably not going to be thanked."

"The general principle that something can be described logically in terms of logical propositions."

"Nothing is more practical than a good theory."

"The power of a principle is its ability to generate new understanding."

"To create something lasting, you must understand human nature deeply."

"Philosophy asks questions; science provides answers; wisdom knows which questions matter."

"Philosophy lives in the questions that keep us awake at night."

"Technology without humanity is just machinery."

"The pursuit of happiness is less important than the pursuit of meaning."

"Philosophy without practice is merely pleasant conversation."

"Philosophy at its best helps us live better, not merely think better."

"The most elegant solutions are usually the simplest ones."

"The pursuit of understanding is inherently human."

"The most powerful ideas are often the most obvious once stated."

"To understand the world, we must first understand ourselves."

"Philosophy teaches us to question our assumptions regularly."

"If we wish to understand the nature of things, we must look beyond the surface."

"The practical distinction between machinery and the thoughts which operate it is often not very clear."

"I believe in the power of passion combined with reason."

"We taught machines to calculate because we believed machines should serve humanity, not replace it."

"The theory of automata provides a bridge between physics and psychology that may well prove to be as important as the bridge between physics and chemistry."

"The convergence of mathematics and empirical science marks the true beginning of modern thought."

"Methods for the solution of human problems must incorporate human nature as it is, not as we wish it to be."

"The laws of logic are not the laws of nature, but the laws we have discovered nature to obey."

"Logic is not life; life is richer and more complex than any logical system."

"Time is not what we think it is; it is a dimension like space."

"The patterns we see in nature are not imposed by nature but discovered by the mind."

"What we call reality is merely the set of patterns our mind is able to perceive."