Knowledge has the form of a tree, and since metaphysics is the most fundamental one of the theoretical disciplines, it represents the roots of the tree.

I do not believe in the bundle theory anyway. The bundle theory postulates universals and I do not believe in them; so I do not believe in the bundle theory.

The difference between resemblance nominalism and class nominalism is that the former, but not the latter, brings in resemblance to account for the truthmakers of the propositions in question.

The huge majority of philosophers seem to think that including impure properties in the range of the quantifiers of the principle would make the principle trivial. I have argued that it does not.

At one point I took a copy of Berkeley's Principles from my father's library. That was the first philosophy book I read. I found it fascinating and wanted to read more philosophy.

Those who think that metaphysics is just misunderstood grammar will react to my giving metaphysics some place or another in the system of knowledge.

Although I felt I was quite good at criticising a philosophical position, I was not very good at defending and making a case for a philosophical position.

I think there is a metaphysical problem of the relation between mind and body. Thinking that there is no metaphysical dimension to the problem is an error.

Imperfect communities show that being a maximal resemblance class is not sufficient for being a property.

Whoever loves God, pray for purity.

Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.

Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls.

You do not have to be fearless, just don't let fear stop you.

Some films could only have been cast in one way: Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts.

I've never been one of those people, who subscribe to this notion that the book is dead.

We have had no specific or credible threats, but we don't take that as any kind of comfort. We know we need to be ready and we know that, that vigilance is the price of freedom.

I would probably advise myself 10 years ago not to take life too seriously and to just try to be happy.

The Bible teaches us that God does not cause pain, but that He uses pain and evil to advance His cause and shape His servants.

I don't think Pulp Fiction is hard to watch at all.