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Full Idea
In philosophy the truth can only be reached via the ruins of the false.
Gist of Idea
In philosophy the truth can only be reached via the ruins of the false
Source
H.A. Prichard (What is the Basis of Moral Obligation? [1925])
Book Ref
Prichard,H.A.: 'Moral Writings' [OUP 2002], p.1
A Reaction
A lovely remark! In a flash you suddenly see why philosophers expend such vast energy on such unpromising views of reality (e.g. idealism, panpsychism). This might be the best definition of philosophy I have yet discovered.