Hilary Putnam Quotes on Truth
Hilary Putnam was an American philosopher and one of the central figures of late twentieth-century analytic philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Hilary Putnam on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Hilary Putnam:
“Cut the pie any way you like, meanings just ain't in the head.”
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Attributed to Hilary Putnam:
“The mind and the world jointly make up the mind and the world.”
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Attributed to Hilary Putnam:
“Philosophy without skill in argument is impossible; but skill in argument is not enough.”
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Attributed to Hilary Putnam:
“What science cannot tell us, mankind cannot know.”
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Attributed to Hilary Putnam:
“The fact-value dichotomy is itself untenable.”
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Attributed to Hilary Putnam:
“The progress of philosophy lies more in revising our questions than in answering them.”