John McTaggart Quotes
John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart was a British metaphysician and the leading defender of absolute idealism in early-twentieth-century Cambridge philosophy. A fellow of Trinity College, where his pupils included Bertrand Russell and G. The quotes below are attributed to John McTaggart, organized by topic.
John McTaggart on Love
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Attributed to John McTaggart:
“Reality is a society of selves bound together by love.”
John McTaggart on Mind
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Attributed to John McTaggart:
“Selfhood is the most fundamental feature of reality.”
John McTaggart on Time
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Attributed to John McTaggart:
“Time is unreal.”
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Attributed to John McTaggart:
“The A-series and the B-series of temporal predicates cannot both be ultimate.”
John McTaggart on Truth
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Attributed to John McTaggart:
“Philosophy must distinguish appearance from reality.”