Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), Ch. 24, as spoken by Jubal Harshaw
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Then there's philosophy -- supposed to tackle everything. Does it? All any philosopher ever comes out with is exactly what be walked in with -- except for those self-deluded who prove their assumptions by their conclusions, in a circle. Like Kant.
— Robert A. Heinlein
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Then there's philosophy -- supposed to tackle everything. Does it? All any philosopher ever comes out with is exactly what be walked in with -- except for those self-deluded who prove their assumptions by their conclusions, in a circle. Like Kant." in the context of "Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), Ch. 24, as spoken by Jubal Harshaw" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Immanuel Kant" (Quotes about Kant: Alphabetized by author )
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