Robert Nozick Quotes on Knowledge
Robert Nozick was an American philosopher and a longtime professor at Harvard. This page collects quotes attributed to Robert Nozick on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Robert Nozick:
“Philosophy is not just doctrine; it is a way of living.”
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“When I was 15 years old, or 16, I carried around on the streets of Brooklyn a paperback copy of Plato 's Republic , front cover facing outward. I had read only some of it and understood less, but I was excited by it and knew it was something wonderful.”
The Examined Life (1989) -
“Whatever the practical origins of aesthetic discernment may have been, it has been used to create great works of art . When the very loftiest human creations are seen to derive from humble origins and functions, what needs revision is not our esteem for these creations but our notion of nobility .”
The Nature of Rationality (1993), Ch. V : Instrumental Rationality and Its Limits; Rationality's Imagination, p. 181 -
“Is there really someone who, searching for a group of wise and sensitive persons to regulate him for his own good , would choose that group of people that constitute the membership of both houses of Congress?”
Ch. 2 : The State of Nature; Protective Associations, p. 14