Self
Identity, introspection, and the examined life.
92 quotes
Philosophy quotes by theme
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Knowledge
What can we know, and where does certainty end?
74 quotes
Freedom
Choice, responsibility, and the limits of the will.
55 quotes
Nature
Cosmos, matter, and the living world.
41 quotes
Reason
The promise, and the limits, of rational thought.
38 quotes
Life
Vitality, care, and the question of how to live.
37 quotes
Wisdom
Judgment, restraint, and practical insight.
34 quotes
Morality
Right action under the weight of consequence.
34 quotes
Society
Community, custom, and shared forms of life.
32 quotes
Virtue
Character perfected by habit toward the good.
30 quotes
Action
Practice, agency, and doing in the world.
29 quotes
Time
Duration, memory, and the weight of the present.
29 quotes
Love
Attachment, friendship, and care for another.
28 quotes
Power
Authority, domination, and the politics of force.
28 quotes
Being
Existence, before explanation.
27 quotes
Humanity
English passages on humanity.
26 quotes
Responsibility
What we owe, and what we answer for.
25 quotes
Otherness
Encounter, responsibility, and difference.
24 quotes
Practice
How thought becomes habit and habit becomes life.
23 quotes
Experience
Sensation, habit, and the world as it is given.
23 quotes
Language
Meaning, silence, and the shape of speech.
22 quotes
Happiness
Pleasure, virtue, flourishing, and the shape of a good life.
21 quotes
Order
English passages on order.
20 quotes
Faith
English passages on faith.
20 quotes
Mind
English passages on mind.
20 quotes
Justice
Fairness, rights, and the good of the community.
19 quotes
Education
Formation, dialogue, and the making of judgment.
19 quotes
Truth
How truth is claimed, contested, and lived.
19 quotes
Ethics
How should a life be lived?
19 quotes
God
Faith, reason, and the question of the divine.
18 quotes
Dignity
English passages on dignity.
18 quotes
Inquiry
The discipline of asking better questions.
17 quotes
Desire
Drive, lack, and the will that moves us.
17 quotes
Method
English passages on method.
16 quotes
Critique
English passages on critique.
16 quotes
Politics
Law, freedom, and life held in common.
15 quotes
Choice
English passages on choice.
15 quotes
Community
English passages on community.
15 quotes
Meaning
English passages on meaning.
14 quotes
Learning
Formation through study, error, and return.
14 quotes
Beauty
Form, judgment, and the experience of art.
14 quotes
Courage
Facing fear without abandoning judgment.
13 quotes
Awakening
English passages on awakening.
13 quotes
Attention
English passages on attention.
13 quotes
Equality
English passages on equality.
13 quotes
Humility
The limits of knowing, and the ethics of not knowing.
12 quotes
Understanding
English passages on understanding.
12 quotes
Good
Value, excellence, and what is worth seeking.
12 quotes
Character
English passages on character.
11 quotes
Existence
English passages on existence.
11 quotes
Cultivation
English passages on cultivation.
11 quotes
Human Nature
English passages on human nature.
10 quotes
Autonomy
English passages on autonomy.
10 quotes
Relation
English passages on relation.
10 quotes
Death
Mortality, fear, and what remains of meaning.
9 quotes
Limits
English passages on limits.
9 quotes
Fate
English passages on fate.
7 quotes
Affirmation
English passages on affirmation.
5 quotes