Philosophy is that part of science which at present people chose to have opinions about, but which they have no knowledge about. Therefore every advance in knowledge robs philosophy of some problems which formerly it had ...and will belong to science.

The method of "postulating" what we want has many advantages; they are the same as the advantages of theft over honest toil.

Televison allows thousands of people to laugh at the same joke and still remain alone.

The rules of logic are to mathematics what those of structure are to architecture.

Analytic It is clear that the definition of "logic" or "mathematics" must be sought by trying to give a new definition of the old notion of "analytic" propositions.

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.

In spreading his ideas, Plato was willing to employ emotional appeals, state propaganda, and the use of force.