Category: Philosophy
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The Savage Society of Thorstein Veblen
" One hundred and twenty-five years had now passed since The Wealth of Nations appeared in 1776... "
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The Science of Uncertainty: The Potential Contribution of Design to Knowledge
" Thought essentially as configuration or as disposition, though in ways that will have to be explored, design is difficult conceptually. "
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The Dark Side of Religion
" The advocatus diaboli, as you know, is not a lawyer employed by the Prince of Darkness. "
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The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy
" An elaborate preface to a philosophic work usually impresses one as a last desperate effort on the part of its author to convey what he feels he has not quite managed to say in the body of his book. "
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My Own Life
" I was born July 4th, 1901, in the village of Contoocook, in the town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire. "
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Reflections on Violence
" It is, I think, a rather sad reflection on the present state of political science that our language does not distinguish between such key terms as power, strength, force, might, authority, and, finally, violence—all of which refer to distinct phenomena. "
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Alexandre Koyré
During World War II, Alexandre Koyré taught at the New School for Social Research. You can read more about him here. If you’d like to write a more in-depth profile of Alexandre Koyré, email us at [email protected]. We welcome contributions.