David Hume [ Philosophy ]
… wisdom and virtue lie in pleasant conversations rather than in formal disquisitions. Enjoyment is to be found in the present moment, rather than in the past or in the future. While the rejection of austere reasonings by the Epicurean … espouse one or the other of the positions, perhaps in turn. 15 The philosopher’s role, in this instance, would be to present the debates and arguments, to suggest modes of arguing, to preclude the possibility of reaching a secure …
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