All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies.
Mario BungeWhereas science elicits changes in order to know, technology knows in order to elicit changes.
Mario BungeTo me, work is not a burden but my main hobby. This is why I always take work with me when I go on holidays. Moreover, that's when new projects occur to me: while contemplating beautiful landscapes or seascapes.
Mario BungeSome of the big philosophical problems have been solved by science, at least to a 1st approximation. Examples: the problems of matter, and mind. Only philosophical reactionaries, like Noam Chomsky, claim that they are and will remain mysteries.
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