I think . . . that philosophy has the duty of pointing out the falsity of outworn religious ideas, however estimable they may be as a form of art. We cannot act as if all religion were poetry while the greater part of it still functions in its ancient guise of illicit science and backward morals. . . .
Corliss LamontTrue freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.
Corliss LamontIntuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists.
Corliss LamontOveremphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range.
Corliss Lamont