Peter Geach Quotes
Peter Thomas Geach was a British philosopher of logic, language, and metaphysics, husband and long philosophical companion of Elizabeth Anscombe, and for most of his career professor at the University of Leeds. A devout Roman Catholic, he combined a strong commitment to traditional Thomistic metaphysics with the most exacting standards of modern formal logic. The quotes below are attributed to Peter Geach, organized by topic.
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Peter Geach on God
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Attributed to Peter Geach:
“God's existence is the most important truth that philosophy can establish.”
Peter Geach on Knowledge
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Attributed to Peter Geach:
“Logic is the science of valid inference, not a substitute for thought.”
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“Asked of Robert Mueller during his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee , 2:10:40”
[Y]ou made a... prosecutorial decision, that this would not rise to proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but I ask if you share my concern...[H]ave we established a new normal from this past campaign that is going to apply to future campaigns, so that if any one of us running for the U.S. House, any candidate for the U.S. Senate, any candidate for the Presidency of the United States, aware that if a h
Peter Geach on Time
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“[Y]ou made a... prosecutorial decision, that this would not rise to proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but I ask if you share my concern...[H]ave we established a new normal from this past campaign that is going to apply to future campaigns, so that if any one of us running for the U.S. House, any candidate for the U.S. Senate, any candidate for the Presidency of the United States, aware that if a hostile foreign power is trying to influence an election, has no duty to report that to the FBI or other authorities?”
Asked of Robert Mueller during his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee , 2:10:40
Peter Geach on Truth
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Attributed to Peter Geach:
“Truth has no degrees.”
Peter Geach on Virtue
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Attributed to Peter Geach:
“There is no such thing as good in general; goodness is always relative to a kind.”
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Attributed to Peter Geach:
“What is to be morally evaluated is the human action, not its consequences alone.”