All philosophers can do is to abstain from helping the aggressors and to enjoin social scientists to tell the truth instead of joining the choir of liars and hypocrites.
Science is morally neutral, but social science shows us that some moral codes are better than others. - Mario Bunge
Science is morally neutral, but social science shows us that some moral codes are better than others.
- Mario Bunge
From a historical viewpoint, religion is just a kind of superstition, and from a political viewpoint it is a tool of social control. - Mario Bunge
From a historical viewpoint, religion is just a kind of superstition, and from a political viewpoint it is a tool of social control.
We deem valuable whatever is likely to meet our needs or wishes (individual values) and whatever is likely to help protect or attain social goals (so… - Mario Bunge
We deem valuable whatever is likely to meet our needs or wishes (individual values) and whatever is likely to help protect or attain social goals (so…
Only the stupid and the wicked can fear rational criticism. - Mario Bunge
Only the stupid and the wicked can fear rational criticism.
One should believe only what can be chosen to be true or just. Irrational (or unjustified) beliefs should be avoided because they can have disastrous… - Mario Bunge
One should believe only what can be chosen to be true or just. Irrational (or unjustified) beliefs should be avoided because they can have disastrous…
The motto of science is not just Pauca but rather Plurima ex paucissimis - the most out of the least. - Mario Bunge
The motto of science is not just Pauca but rather Plurima ex paucissimis - the most out of the least.
All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that … - Mario Bunge
All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that …
Of course you cannot free yourself from the laws of nature; but the laws of nervous systems are not the same as the physical laws. - Mario Bunge
Of course you cannot free yourself from the laws of nature; but the laws of nervous systems are not the same as the physical laws.
All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies. - Mario Bunge
All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies.
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