Philosophy Quote by Bernard Stiegler — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“My life will have been a succession of lives, as if I have had several lives, a multiplicity of stories and roles. I have not ceased to have changes of life.”

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”

“The first and most important field of philosophy is the application of principles such as “Do not lie.” Next come the proofs, such as why we should not lie. The third field supports and articulates the proofs, by asking, for example, “How does this prove it? What exactly is a proof, what is logical inference, what is contradiction, what is truth, what is falsehood?” Thus, the third field is necessary because of the second, and the second because of the first. The most important, though, the one that should occupy most of our time, is the first. But we do just the opposite. We are preoccupied with the third field and give that all our attention, passing the first by altogether. The result is that we lie – but have no difficulty proving why we shouldn’t.”

“Pretend you are foolish to the foolish, and be yourself when you are alone or with others like you, because if you take the foolish seriously as your friend, you might be a fool yourself.”

“Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or safe.”

“…let us point out precisely the difficulties of empiricism as a theory of knowledge. First, it begins with two”