28 Sep 2011

Simone de Beauvoir on Man and His Idols

"All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is wh ... http://bit.ly/o7deiI
23 Sep 2011

Thomas Nagel on Computers and the Human Mind

"Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform ... http://bit.ly/riFJn0
22 Sep 2011

Friedrich Schiller on Aesthetic Matters, Harmony, and Society

"Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual."-Friedri ... http://bit.ly/pwajIE
20 Sep 2011

Zeno of Elea on Space and its Non-Existence

"If space is, it will be in something; for everything that is is in something; and to be in something is to be in s ... http://bit.ly/pyGz07
19 Sep 2011

Saint Thomas Aquinas on Philosophers, Poets, and Wonder

"Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Po ... http://bit.ly/oikfeW
9 Jul 2011

Plotinus on Being and Beauty

“Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being. We ourselves po ... http://bit.ly/nYYzvU
7 Jul 2011

Saint Augustine on Humility and Virtue

"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there c ... http://bit.ly/nmeAxc
6 Jul 2011

Martin Heidegger on Being and Time

"Being and time determine each other reciprocally, but in such a manner that neither can the former - Being - be ad ... http://bit.ly/qkCkHS
5 Jul 2011

Sigmund Freud on the Earliest Civilization

"Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock."-Sigmund FreudThe fir ... http://bit.ly/mJ45ok
30 Jun 2011

Sir Francis Bacon on Philosophy, Atheism, and Religion

"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religio ... http://bit.ly/ivb5Qk

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