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“Philosophy … consists chiefly in suggesting unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.”
“To theology, … only what it holds sacred is true, whereas to philosophy, only what holds true is sacred.”
“Philosophy is life's dry-nurse, who can take care of us -- but not suckle us.”
“Se moquer de la philosophie c’est vraiment philosophe.”
“Über keinen Gegenstand philosophieren sie seltner als über die Philosophie.”
“When we see a woman bartering beauty for gold, we look upon such a one as no other than a common prostitute; but she who rewards the passion of some worthy youth with it, gains at the same time our approbation and esteem. It is the very same with philosophy: he who sets it forth for public sale, to be disposed of to the highest bidder, is a sophist, a public prostitute.”
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Philosophy is the scholarly journal of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. It is designed to be intelligible to the non-specialist reader and has been in continuous publication since 1926. It is published by Cambridge University Press and is currently edited by Maria Alvarez and Bill Brewer.
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