Philosophy, like speaking prose, is something have to do all our lives, well or badly, whether we notice it or not.
Philosophy, in spite of all its tiresome features, is not a luxury but a necessity, because we always have to use it when things get difficult. The Owl of Minerva: A Memoir (2005)
Arguments can always be answered. Moral philosophy, unlike straight moralizing, arises from and trives on plurality of values. Beast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature (1979)