Social Philosophy Quotes

“Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace the universal experiences, like love and weeping and laughter, common to all human beings.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“Every way of life produces its own environment and in turn is influenced by that environment.”
― Hugh Nibley

“Yes, the European spirit is built on strange foundations. The whole of European thought developed in places that were increasingly arid and increasingly inaccessible. Consequently, it was natural that the chances of encountering man became less and less frequent.
A permanent dialogue with itself, an increasingly obnoxious narcissism inevitably paved the way for a virtual delirium where intellectual thought turns into agony since the reality of man as a living, working, self-made being is replaced by words, an assemblage of words and the tensions generated by their meanings. There were Europeans, however, who urged the European workers to smash this narcissism and break with this denial of reality.
Generally speaking, the European workers did not respond to the call. The fact was that the workers believed they too were part of the prodigious adventure of the European Spirit.”
― Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth

“Why do all these social philosophies support the revolt against civilization? And what is the secret of their popularity? Why do they attract and seduce so many intellectuals? I am inclined to think that the reason is that they give expression to a deepfelt dissatisfaction with a world which does not, and cannot, live up to our moral ideals and to our dreams of perfection. The tendency of historicism (and of related views) to support the revolt against civilization may be due to the fact that historicism itself is, largely, a reaction against the strain of our civilization and its demand for personal responsibility.”
― Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies - Volume One: The Spell of Plato

“The construction of a community around true democracy requires, in its tabernacle, only one thing… Awareness.”
― Raydrich Rocha, Consciência: Delírios e Galopes

“A construção de uma comunidade em torno da verdadeira democracia exige, em seu tabernáculo, apenas uma coisa… Consciência.”
― Raydrich Rocha, Consciência: Delírios e Galopes

“إن عدم ظهور مذهب فلسفي واجتماعي قائم على الإلحاد خلال كل التجارب التي عاصرتها البشرية أدى إلى تحقيق السعادة النفسية للإنسان عموما دليل على أن هذا الاعتقاد ضد طبيعة الإنسان نفسه .. وإذا كان الإلحاد لا يصلح لتوفير منهج مناسب لإدارة الحياة فهو ضد قوانين الحياة، وهذا يعني أنه مذهب غير طبيعي لا ينسجم مع قوانين الكون.”
― طارق أحمد السيد, معادلة الإيمان