All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics, custom, fashion, and human cowardice, all off which limit it to a fake learnedness.

Friedrich Nietzsche
All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics,...
All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics,...
All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics,...
All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics,...
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When Thomas Henry Huxley said “All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics, custom, fashion, and human cowardice, all of which limit it to a fake learnedness.” he was referring to the fact that there are so many things that influence how people think. This is why the most influential thinkers are also the ones who have spent the most time in quiet contemplation. He believed that most people have been taught answers to questions by others rather than thinking for themselves.

Source: Philosophy In The Tragic Age Of The Greeks

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