English - Philosopher | September 21, 1929 - June 10, 2003
Contemporary moral philosophy has found an original way of being boring, which is by not discussing moral issues at all.
Bernard Williams
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Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
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A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
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A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.
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People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may,' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.
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Philosophy is altogether less pure now. It's been impurified by science and social science and history.
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I was interested in philosophy before I knew I was. That's to say, when I was at school, I used to argue with my friends about issues that turned out to be philosophical ones of some kind.
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'Humanity' is a name not merely for a species but also for a quality.
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