Why is not half so troublesome a question as So What.
Jul 042018
Thinking
Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly limited in number, require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.
—Whitehead
Jun 142018
To the problem of different opinions political science offers two solutions, idealism and realism. Idealism: different opinions should not exist. Realism: different opinions do not exist.
May 042018
Haters gonna have a point now and then.
Apr 132018
A dangerous idea must be, if not true, at least plausible.
Mar 262018
It is because we always begin with the conclusion that we ever get anywhere.
Mar 232018
It is possible to change your mind, when old, only if you have previously acquired the habit.
Mar 092018
It is almost no time at all between not being permitted to dissent and not being permitted to abstain.
Mar 052018
Progress in philosophy is more plausible arguments in support of more absurd propositions.
Feb 192018
If your argument is unanswered it is usually not because it is irrefutable.
Feb 082018
Reputations for iconoclasm vastly outnumber iconoclasts, which is to be expected, as they are vastly more useful.