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philosophybits: “My difficulty is only an — enormous — difficulty of expression.” — Ludwig…
philosophybits: “My difficulty is only an — enormous — difficulty of expression.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Notebooks, 1914-1916
“To tolerate foolishness much patience is needed. Sometimes we suffer most from those we most depend…”
“To tolerate foolishness much patience is needed. Sometimes we suffer most from those we most depend upon, and this helps...
Fairness is our most basic principle of justice. When someone does wrong, we feel they ought to…
suliqyre:Fairness is our most basic principle of justice. When someone does wrong, we feel they ought to receive a punishment...
Jean-Paul Sartre
[Revised entry by Jack Reynolds and Pierre-Jean Renaudie on July 10, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Few philosophers...
philosophybits: “A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate…
philosophybits: “A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more...
Philosophy of Technology
[Revised entry by Maarten Franssen, Ibo van de Poel, Michael Klenk, and Filippo Santoni de Sio on July 10, 2026....
The Definition of Death
[Revised entry by Adam Omelianchuk and David DeGrazia on July 10, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] The definition...
“Unless we are willing to revive Platonic and Aristotelian notions about grasping universals, we…”
“Unless we are willing to revive Platonic and Aristotelian notions about grasping universals, we shall not think that knowledge of...