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Philosophical Quotes - Page 79

One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity.

One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity.

Albert Camus
Philosophical, Men, Obscurity
Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.54, Vintage

Mistakes are joyful, truth infernal.

Albert Camus
Mistake, Philosophical, Joyful
Albert Camus (1963). “Carnets: 1942-1951”

I know that I'm deeply, spiritually, profoundly philosophical and I also know that I'm about the flakiest person you're gonna meet.

Alanis Morissette
Philosophical, Persons, Knows
Interview With Spence D., www.ign.com. June 18, 2004.

I've taken a philosophical position on e-mail. Although I think it's a wonderful communication technology, and it has a lot of good uses, it is abused quite a lot.

Alan Lightman
Communication, Philosophical, Taken

Earlier in this century, the Heisenberg Principle established that the very act of observing a natural phenomenon can change what is being observed. Although the initial theory was limited in practice to special cases in subatomic physics, the philosophical implications were and are staggering.

Al Gore
Philosophical, Practice, Special

I've always been a very rebellious, philosophical person, so my mother set the foundation for my appreciation for nature and my empathy for other people. But then, being a sort of rebellious, philosophical thinker, I'm always looking for new ways to shake things up. So I feel like I'm really lucky to be alive in a time where there's so much opportunity to disrupt and shake it up. It's sort of a combination between that and having the foundation that my mother gave me.

Adrian Grenier
Mother, Appreciation, Philosophical

No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.

Abraham Lincoln
Philosophical, Public Opinion, Doe
Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.17, Wildside Press LLC

There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear.

Aberjhani
Philosophical, Seductive, Intention

The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. The surest way to end them is to establish beyond question what should be the purpose and method of a philosophical enquiry. And this is by no means so difficult a task as the history of philosophy would lead one to suppose. For if there are any questions which science leaves it to philosophy to answer, a straightforward process of elimination must lead to their discovery.

A.J. Ayer
Truth, Philosophy, Philosophical
"Language, Truth, and Logic" by A.J. Ayer, (Ch. 1), 1936.

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