All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. - What We Live By.

All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. - What We Live By.

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

... I believe the best test of a model is how well can the modeler answer the questions what do read more

... I believe the best test of a model is how well can the modeler answer the questions what do you know now that you did not know before? and how can you find out if it is true?

O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of read more

O philosophy, life's guide! O searcher-out of virtue and
expeller of vices! What could we and every age of men have been
without thee? Thou hast produced cities; thou hast called men
scattered about into the social enjoyment of life.
[Lat., O vitae philosophia dux! O virtutis indagatrix,
expultrixque vitiorum! Quid non modo nos, sed omnino vita
hominum sine et esse potuisset? Tu urbes peperisti; tu
dissipatos homines in societatum vitae convocasti.]

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by read more

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

If you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the right answers. A question asked in the read more

If you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the right answers. A question asked in the right way often points to its own answer. Asking questions is the A-B-C of diagnosis. Only the inquiring mind solves problems.

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for read more

When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for a moment encourage their own sons to enter the work of the public schools cease to tell us that education is the greatest and noblest of all human callings? - Craftmanship in Teaching.

Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.

Philosophy is the replacement of category-habits by
category-disciplines.

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become read more

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.