Quote#Wisdom
Philosophy must be of some use and we must take it seriously; it must…
Quote byFrank P. Ramsey · 1903–1930
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Philosophy" (1929) as quoted by Nils-Eric Sahlin, The Philosophy of F. P. Ramsey (1990).
English (original)
Philosophy must be of some use and we must take it seriously; it must clear our thoughts and so our actions. Or else it is a disposition that we have to check, and an inquiry to see that this is so; i.e. the chief proposition of philosophy is that philosophy is nonsense. And again we must then take seriously that it is nonsense, and not pretend, as Wittgenstein does, that it is important nonsense!
— Frank P. Ramsey
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