4 quotes
To abjure the notion of the "truly human" is to abjure the attempt to divinize the self as a replacement for a divinized world.
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989)
The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989)
[A]nything can be made to look good or bad by being redescribed.
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989)
The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that.
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1989)