"The questions of philosophy proper are human desires and fears and aspirations - human emotions - taking an intellectual form."

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Source : Chauncey Wright (2003). “Philosphical Discussions”, p.50, A&C Black

Chauncey Wright

#Philosophy Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Desire Quotes

“We are thinking ahead to long-term care, aware that many folks don't plan ahead and won't be ready. We want to see to it that people will have choices.”
“Life Among the Savages is a disrespectful memoir of my children.”
“since some people had told me that I was ugly, I always preferred shade to the sun, darkness to light”
“We will have a world government whether you like it or not. The only question is whether that government will be achieved by conquest or consent.”
“David knew that the very quality of his worship was not based on his own volition but on the object of his worship - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Though our affections for God may wax and wane, His character is unchanging! We even see David speaking to his own soul, demanding of it, "Bless the Lord!"”
“The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out your appendix.”
“Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold.”

Source : Diane Glancy (1996). “Claiming Breath”, p.75, U of Nebraska Press
“Kant argued that, where nature could be considered beautiful in her acts of destruction, human violence appeared instead as monstrous. However, a misreading of Kant in Romantic philosophy led to the idealization of the murderer as a sublime genius that has colored constructions of that criminal figure ever since.”

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