C. D. Broad Quotes
Charlie Dunbar Broad was a British analytic philosopher and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge for nearly fifty years. He distinguished critical philosophy, the scrutiny of the categories we already use, from speculative philosophy, the attempt to articulate a world-view on the basis of all available evidence, and produced major works in both modes. The quotes below are attributed to C. D. Broad, organized by topic.
C. D. Broad on Knowledge
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Attributed to C. D. Broad:
“Philosophy is the criticism of categories.”
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Attributed to C. D. Broad:
“Speculative philosophy follows critical philosophy as systematization follows analysis.”
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Attributed to C. D. Broad:
“The aim of philosophy is clarity, not edification.”
C. D. Broad on Truth
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Attributed to C. D. Broad:
“We must take seriously the possibility of paranormal phenomena.”
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Attributed to C. D. Broad:
“There is no question of philosophy that has been definitively settled.”