Many of the greatest works of philosophy seem to me to be valuable not because of their arguments, but because they offer us perspectives that open u…

- Philip Kitcher

I'm very suspicious of the idea of a "final theory" in natural science, and the thought of a complete system of ethical rules seems even more dubious.

- Philip Kitcher

I don't think that anything of any consequence is known a priori: all our knowledge is built up by modifying the lore passed on to us by our ancestor…

- Philip Kitcher

I rather stumbled into philosophy. When I began my undergraduate career at Cambridge, I studied mathematics.

- Philip Kitcher

Philosophers ought to aspire to know lots of different things and to forge useful synthetic perspectives.

- Philip Kitcher

I believe that the arts make indispensable contributions to our understanding.

- Philip Kitcher

My ethical naturalism sees us as facing the predicament of being social animals without evolved adaptations that make social life easy. The fundament…

- Philip Kitcher

It's a very bad idea for scientific conclusions to be accepted because they fit with the political values of a group of researchers.

- Philip Kitcher

Current education in science treats all students as if they were going to have scientific careers. They are required to solve problems and memorize l…

- Philip Kitcher