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Morris Raphael Cohen
Morris Raphael Cohen
Russian Philosopher
Born: Jul 25, 1880
Died: Jan 28, 1947
Both Good Idols Life Science Will
Related authors: Albert Camus Aristotle Confucius Friedrich Nietzsche Lao Tzu Plato Socrates Sun Tzu
Liberalism, on the other hand, regards life as an adventure in which we must take risks in new situations, in which there is no guarantee that the new will always be the good or the true, in which progress is a precarious achievement rather than inevitability. Morris Raphael Cohen
Life Good Achievement Risks Progress Will Other Liberalism Must No Guarantee Rather Take True Adventure New Always Inevitability Hand Precarious Than Situations Regards Which Guarantee
Law is a formless mass of isolated decisions. Morris Raphael Cohen
Law Mass Isolated Decisions
Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature. Morris Raphael Cohen
Strong Aim Philosophy Possible Kinship Scientific Forget Literature Her Resolutely
The picture which the philosopher draws of the world is surely not one in which every stroke is necessitated by pure logic. Morris Raphael Cohen
World Pure Picture Every Philosopher Draws Stroke Logic Surely Which
To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority. Morris Raphael Cohen
Science People Only Vast Results Vast Majority Majority Untrained Accept Sure Authority Who
In thus pointing out certain respects in which philosophy resembles literature more than science, I do not mean, of course, to imply that it would be well for philosophy if it ceased to aim at scientific rigor. Morris Raphael Cohen
Science Aim Philosophy Respects Out Rigor Would Would-Be More Pointing Thus Imply Well Course Scientific Than Literature Which Mean Certain Resembles
Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed. Morris Raphael Cohen
Life Will Values Conservatism Once Destroyed Has-Been Fearing Been Question Begin Established Inherited Beliefs
Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist. Morris Raphael Cohen
Past Lastly Philosophy Would Would-Be Distressing Both Allow Frequency Scientist Idols Truly Literature Which Sober

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