Bernard Williams
Philosopher
1929-09-21 – 2003-06-10
Bernard Williams was an English moral philosopher and one of the most influential analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century. He wrote widely on ethics, political philosophy, and the history of philosophy. His major works include Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy and Truth and Truthfulness.
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Quotes by Bernard Williams
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People have been predicting the death of philosophy since the 17th century. When I was a student, people were saying, 'We're in the last days of philosophy.' Then we were told in the '60s it would be replaced by sociology, then by literary criticism.
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The people I really do dislike are the morally unimaginative kind of evolutionary reductionists who, in the name of science, think they can explain everything in terms of our early hominid ancestors or our genes, with their combination of high-handed tone and disregard for history. Such reductive speculation encourages a really empty scientism.
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The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
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What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
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Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.
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If there's one theme in all my work, it's about authenticity and self-expression. It's the idea that some things are, in some real sense, really you - or express what you and others aren't.
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Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
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I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.
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