The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.

If I had to lay bets, my bet would be that everything is going to go to hell, but, you know, what else have we got except hope?

What counts as rational argumentation is as historically determined and as context-dependent, as what counts as good French.

Philosophy makes progress not by becoming more rigorous but by becoming more imaginative.

My principal motive is the belief that we can still make admirable sense of our lives even if we cease to have... an ambition of transcendence.

Truth is what your contemporaries let you get away with.

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.