Norman Malcolm Quotes
Norman Adrian Malcolm was an American philosopher and the principal American interpreter of Wittgenstein's later philosophy. After studies at Nebraska, Harvard, and Cambridge, where he formed a deep friendship with Wittgenstein, he spent his career at Cornell, training a generation of Wittgensteinian philosophers. The quotes below are attributed to Norman Malcolm, organized by topic.
Norman Malcolm on God
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Attributed to Norman Malcolm:
“Anselm's modal argument deserves to be taken more seriously than it has been.”
Norman Malcolm on Mind
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Attributed to Norman Malcolm:
“Dreaming is not an experience that is later remembered; it is the recollection itself.”
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Attributed to Norman Malcolm:
“The grammar of psychological concepts is the proper subject of the philosophy of mind.”
Norman Malcolm on Truth
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Attributed to Norman Malcolm:
“What can be shown cannot be said.”
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Attributed to Norman Malcolm:
“Wittgenstein's later philosophy invites us out of the metaphysical fly-bottle.”