Comments on: Slideshow: Philosophy Students Tee Up Favorite Slogans

By: Christopher Hanks '68

Christopher Hanks '68 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:31:13 +0000

Correction: it was Harvard philosophy students, not Stanford students, were came up with the theory versus practice T-shirts.

And another candidate, this one offered by Ludwig Wittgenstein:

“A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.”

Redd — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:20:50 +0000

How about this t-shirt slogan:

“I’m studying philosophy so that I can rationalize not having a job when I graduate.

Christopher Hanks '68 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:55:19 +0000

The philosophy students at Stanford did this T-shirt a few years back:

“Sure it works in practice, but does it work in theory?”

Also, this one might appeal to some philosophers:

“I’m always right, I’m never wrong; I thought I was wrong once, but I was wrong.”

Kevin Johnson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:44:24 +0000

I would have voted for the penguin/logic t-shirt. That logic makes sense to me.