In any event, I don't believe in instant philosophy, because interesting problems take a long time to understand and work out. Just think of the problems of truth and justice.

I believe that modern science supports free will, in showing that the brain can act spontaneously, not only in response to external stimuli.

All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies.

Science is morally neutral, but social science shows us that some moral codes are better than others.

Most contemporary philosophers are conservative and eager to keep their jobs.

All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that communication is the cement of society.

The fact is that all the important political philosophers and scientists from the great Aristotle on, with the exception of those of the French Enlightenment and Mill, have sided with the powers that be.