British Philosophy

British philosophy refers to the philosophical tradition of the people of the United Kingdom and of its citizens abroad.

Famous quotes containing the words british and/or philosophy:

    Gorgonised me from head to foot,
    With a stony British stare.
    Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    It is not easy to make our lives respectable by any course of activity. We must repeatedly withdraw into our shells of thought, like the tortoise, somewhat helplessly; yet there is more than philosophy in that.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)