18:53"If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion." -David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
(Source: philphys)
18:52"Perception is not the only area in which philosophy has failed to use relevant science. Some recent discussions in the metaphysics of time, causation, the nature of physical bodies, and so on feed on intuitive puzzles and propose points of view that lack the slightest touch with what sciences says about these matters. If philosophy is not to slide toward irrelevance and become a puzzle-game-playing discipline, good mainly for teaching the young to think clearly, some central parts of philosophy should broaden their horizons." -Tyler Burge, Origins of Objectivity
(Source: philphys)
16:18"To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others." -Albert Camus
(Source: kingsrow, via with-toothpaste-kisses)
17:54"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." -Aristotle
(Source: pyrrhic-victoria, via slychedelic)
17:37"I try to photograph her beauty; with a man I try to show his character. Once I photographed a man with a big nose, and emphasized his nose, and he was very pleased with the picture. That could not happen with a woman. The most intelligent woman will reject a portrait if it doesn’t flatter her. Only once in my whole career did it happen that a blonde asked me, ‘Please make me look intelligent.’ Unfortunately it was impossible." -Philippe Halsman
(Source: life, via quote-book)
