Gilbert Harman Quotes
Gilbert Helms Harman was an American philosopher of language, mind, and ethics and a long-serving professor at Princeton. After studies at Swarthmore and Harvard under W. The quotes below are attributed to Gilbert Harman, organized by topic.
Gilbert Harman on Knowledge
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Attributed to Gilbert Harman:
“Inference to the best explanation is the most general form of inductive reasoning.”
Gilbert Harman on Mind
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Attributed to Gilbert Harman:
“Reasoning, like perception, can be analyzed without taking inner soliloquy at face value.”
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Attributed to Gilbert Harman:
“The internal pressure of consistency is the engine of moral thought.”
Gilbert Harman on Virtue
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Attributed to Gilbert Harman:
“Moral relativism is not the denial of moral truth, but its localization.”
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Attributed to Gilbert Harman:
“There is no robust character trait of the kind virtue ethics requires.”