Robert Spaemann Quotes
Robert Spaemann was a German Catholic philosopher, professor at the University of Munich, and one of the most influential conservative voices in late-twentieth-century German philosophy. Persons: The Difference Between Someone and Something defended a strong thesis of personal identity, in which to be a person is to be the kind of being to whom moral respect is owed simply for being who one is. The quotes below are attributed to Robert Spaemann, organized by topic.
Robert Spaemann on God
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Attributed to Robert Spaemann:
“Theology and philosophy are not rivals; they are companions in the same inquiry.”
Robert Spaemann on Happiness
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Attributed to Robert Spaemann:
“Happiness is the form a benevolent life takes in those who are wise enough to recognize it.”
Robert Spaemann on Justice
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Attributed to Robert Spaemann:
“What we owe each other is rooted in what each of us is.”
Robert Spaemann on Nature
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Attributed to Robert Spaemann:
“Nature is not a constraint on freedom; it is its presupposition.”
Robert Spaemann on Virtue
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Attributed to Robert Spaemann:
“A person is the kind of being to whom respect is owed for being who he is.”