#phil

Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#mean #morality #philosophy #practice #produces

I bought some books in order to learn the first principles of philosophy. ↗

— Johann Heinrich Lambert

#bought #first #i #learn #order

There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another. ↗

— Rene Descartes

#been #nothing #philosopher #said #strange

A man’s thoughts can change his entire life;Whatever you cannot perceive, you cannot receive. ↗

— Justice Okafor

#inspirational #motivational #philosophy #change

When I went to school, there were no Black philosophers, at least none that I was aware of, who were recognized by Western universities. ↗

— Walter Mosley

#black #i #least #none #philosophers

Women's philanthropic leadership is fundamental to their advancement in society. ↗

— Kay Ballard

#leadership #philanthropy #public-policy #women #inspirational

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time. ↗

— Voltaire

#age

If you are a leader or someone who works for the interest of a community, first make sure that you understand the interest of the people who make up that community. In this way, you will have a good chance of minimizing, perhaps, avoiding the us versus them mentality. ↗

— Duop Chak Wuol

#game-theory #interests #leadership #political-philosophy #leadership

African leaders should not turn the continent into a giant collector of donations and loans from wealthy nations—they must find other plausible means to help established their economic security so as to minimize poverty. This incoherent blunder on the mainland must be scrutinized. ↗

— Duop Chak Wuol

#economics-philosophy #grant #leadership #loans #leadership

To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it. ↗

— Criss Jami

#challenging #challenging-authority #comedian #comedic #comedy