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Biography - André Comte-Sponville:

French philosopher.
Born: 1952
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: France
France

What does certainty prove?



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Que prouve une certitude ?

German
Was beweist eine Gewissheit?




See also 

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I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.




Quotes

Quotes for: Certainty


If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.





Jealousy lives upon doubt; and comes to an end or becomes a fury as soon as it passes from doubt to certainty.





The infinite and the eternal are the only certainty.





Not doubt, certainty is what drives one insane.







Quotes

André Comte-Sponville also said...


One is not born, but rather becomes, free.





The opposite of humility is pride, and all pride is ignorance.





We have need of morality only for want of love.





Happiness is the goal of philosophy. Or to be more precise, the goal of philosophy is wisdom, and therefore happiness.





Be confident: Truth is not the end of the way, it is the way itself.





Happiness is the purpose of philosophy, but not its criterion.












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