Tadeusz Kotarbinski Quotes
Tadeusz Marian Kotarbinski was a Polish philosopher and logician and one of the leading figures of the Lwow-Warsaw school of analytic philosophy. Long-time professor at Warsaw, he served as the first president of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 1957 to 1962. The quotes below are attributed to Tadeusz Kotarbinski, organized by topic.
Tadeusz Kotarbinski on Politics
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Attributed to Tadeusz Kotarbinski:
“Practical reasoning is the engine of every honest civilization.”
Tadeusz Kotarbinski on Truth
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Attributed to Tadeusz Kotarbinski:
“Only individual bodies exist.”
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Attributed to Tadeusz Kotarbinski:
“Names of properties and relations are useful, but they do not name distinct beings.”
Tadeusz Kotarbinski on Virtue
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Attributed to Tadeusz Kotarbinski:
“Efficient action is the proper subject of praxiology.”
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Attributed to Tadeusz Kotarbinski:
“The good life requires the disciplined avoidance of waste.”