Philosophy

The philosopher ascends from shadows to the light of the Good, then returns to the cave to govern.

Philosophy begins in wonder and seeks knowledge for its own sake; first philosophy studies being as being.

Philosophy is not about theories but about how you live; its workshop is daily conduct.

Philosophy leads the mind toward God, but reason alone cannot reach him; faith must complete what inquiry begins.

Philosophy and sacred theology are distinct sciences with distinct methods, yet reason and revelation cannot contradict each other.

Philosophy must be reformed from idle speculation to active inquiry; knowledge is power over nature.

Philosophy must be rebuilt from the ground up on the indubitable foundation of the thinking self.

Philosophy must be confined to experience; metaphysical speculation beyond the senses is sophistry and illusion.

Critical philosophy asks not what we can know about objects but what conditions make knowledge possible in the first place.