Philosophical Aphorisms - By Me (Russell Hasan)
(1) The Logical Positivists held that everything which cannot be verified by science has no meaning. My position is precisely the reverse: that everything which has a meaning can be verified by science. (2) Nietzsche once said: "Every philosopher must be forgiven for his first followers." I have a similar motto: every writer must be forgiven for their first book. (3) Nietzsche said, or meant, in gist, something similar to this: "We hold the greatness of geniuses a safe distance above ourselves for the purpose of considering ourselves unable to reach it." Similarly, people who choose to be stupid look up to smart people in order to relieve themselves from the burden of having to think. (4) What is a Libertarian? A Libertarian is someone who doesn't obey the rules. But then how do they know what to do, if they don't follow rules? You would have to think for yourself. Precisely. (5) The history of philosophy, summarized in one paragraph: Pre-Kant, there were th...