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Quotes from The Nature of Rationality — Robert Nozick

1938–2002 United States

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Our principles fix what our life stands for, our aims create the light our life is bathed in, and our rationality, both individual and coordinate, defines and symbolizes the distance we have come from mere animality.

The Nature of Rationality (1993)

Whatever the practical origins of aesthetic discernment may have been, it has been used to create great works of art. When the very loftiest human creations are seen to derive from humble origins and functions, what needs revision is not our esteem for these creations but our notion of nobility.

The Nature of Rationality (1993)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Nozick (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.