Edward Abbey Quotes about Philosophy

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Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint

Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint rises to your nostrils, bitter and sharp. Whirlwinds dance across the salt flats, a pillar of dust by day; the thornbush breaks into flame at night. What does it mean? It means nothing. It is as it is and has no need for meaning. The desert lies beneath and soars beyond any possible human qualification. Therefore, sublime.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Lying, Mean

Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Buddhism, Common Sense

Edward Abbey (2006). “Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast”

An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Political, Growth

Edward Abbey (1988). “Desert Solitaire”, p.114, University of Arizona Press

A good philosopher is one who does not take ideas seriously.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Ideas, Doe

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.9, RosettaBooks

Nothing could be more reckless than to base one's moral philosophy on the latest pronouncements of science.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Moral, Reckless

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.11, RosettaBooks

Every man has two vocations: his own and philosophy.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, Men, Two

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.10, RosettaBooks

Reply to Plato: I seen horses I seen cows I haint never yet seen horsiness nor that there bovinity neither.

Edward Abbey

Horse, Plato, Philosophy

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.12, RosettaBooks

In metaphysics, the notion that earth and all that's on it is a mental construct is the product of people who spend their lives inside rooms. It is an indoor philosophy.

Edward Abbey

Philosophy, People, Earth

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.11, RosettaBooks