The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, and I would love to see philosophers become more closely involved with this.
It is not impossible to think that the minds of philosophers sometimes act like those of other mortals, and that, having once been determined by diverse circumstances to adopt certain views, they then look for and naturally find reasons to justify these views.
Philosophy begins in wonder.
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
Many scientists think that philosophy has no place, so for me it's a sad time because the role of reflection, contemplation, meditation, self inquiry, insight, intuition, imagination, creativity, free will, is in a way not given any importance, which is the domain of philosophers.
Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
Where I am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound is couched underneath.
All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy.
There's a constant drip and trickle of life that goes into one's awareness really and consciousness of things.
All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.