Background Image
Professional Philosophers Are Usually Only Apologists: That Is, They Are Absorbed In Defending Some Vested Illusion Or Some Eloquent Idea. Like Lawyers Or Detectives, They Study The Case For Which They Are Retained.
-George Santayana
Please Wait....
Translating....

Professional Philosophers Are Usually Only Apologists: That

George Santayana
Professional Philosophers Are Usually Only Apologists: That Is, They Are Absorbed In Defending Some Vested Illusion Or Some Eloquent Idea. Like Lawyers Or Detectives, They Study The Case For Which They Are Retained.
Views: 2
Topic
Philosophy
Ideas
Detectives
More From George Santayana
It Is Not Society's Fault That Most Men Seem To Miss Their Vocation. Most Men Have No Vocation.
Men
Missing
Faults
Philosophy Is A More Intense Sort Of Experience Than Common Life Is, Just As Pure And Subtle Music, Heard In Retirement, Is Something Keener And More Intense Than The Howling Of Storms Or The Rumble Of Cities.
Retirement
Philosophy
Cities
The One Who Does Not Remember History Is Bound To Live Through It Again
Doe
Remember
Bounds
The Pint Would Call The Quart A Dualist, If You Tried To Pour The Quart Into Him.
Pints
Ifs
If A Man Really Knew Himself He Would Utterly Despise The Ignorant Notions Others Might Form On A Subject In Which He Had Such Matchless Opportunities For Observation.
Hate
Opportunity
Men
Trending Author
Ziggy Marley
Timothy Murphy
John Banville
Gina Carano
Robert Emmet
Steffi Graf
Quotes by Topics
Action Attention Believe Blessing Desire Dream Ends Fear Fun God Grief Hard Work Hate Life Leave Me Alone Men Mind Moving Opportunity Philosophy Positive Religious Strong Thinking Want
Category