Quote of André Comte-Sponville: To philosophize is to think rather...
Biography - André Comte-Sponville:
French philosopher.
Born: 1952
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1952
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: France
To philosophize is to think rather than to know, to question rather than to explain.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about philosophy:
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
Quotes for: to think
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Quotes for: question
Morality answers the question, “What should I do?”
Ethics answers the question, “How should I live?”
Ethics answers the question, “How should I live?”
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.
Quotes for: knowledge
Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
André Comte-Sponville also said...
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