Stuart Hampshire Quotes
Stuart Newton Hampshire was a British philosopher and one of the leading figures of postwar Oxford philosophy. After service in British intelligence during the Second World War, including the interrogation of senior Nazi officials, he held chairs at London, Princeton, and Stanford and served as warden of Wadham College, Oxford. The quotes below are attributed to Stuart Hampshire, organized by topic.
Stuart Hampshire on Freedom
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Attributed to Stuart Hampshire:
“Spinoza's ethics is a discipline of freedom.”
Stuart Hampshire on Justice
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Attributed to Stuart Hampshire:
“Justice is conflict, mediated by procedure.”
Stuart Hampshire on Mind
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Attributed to Stuart Hampshire:
“Practical reason is the deliberation that ends in choice.”
Stuart Hampshire on Virtue
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Attributed to Stuart Hampshire:
“We are responsible for the actions we could have foreseen and prevented.”
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Attributed to Stuart Hampshire:
“Innocence cannot be preserved against experience; it can only be informed by it.”