Critical Philosophy Quotes

“It is ambition enough to be employed as an under-labourer in clearing the ground a little, and removing some of the rubbish which lies in the way to knowledge.”
― John Locke

“The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself: and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own object....

If by this inquiry into the nature of the understanding, I can discover the powers thereof; how far they reach; to what things they are in any degree proportionate; and where they fail us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities.”
― John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

“People tend to say "I like independent thinkers but they must think what i want them to think independently”
― rassool jibraeel snyman

“To some people critical thinking means you mustn't be critical of them only others”
― rassool jibraeel snyman

“To some people independent thought is heresy and critical thought blasphemy”
― rassool jibraeel snyman

“To some people independent though is heresy and critical thought blasphemy”
― rassool jibraeel snyman