It was described as "a daring and original piece of work in which Marx set out to show that theology must yield to the superior wisdom of philosophy": the essay was controversial, particularly among the conservative professors at the University of Berlin.
Responding to Peter Singer's endorsement of 'moral experts', Warnock declared that 'no-one is prepared to defer to judgments made on the basis of superior ability in philosophy'.
In matters of life and death, of birth and the family, no-one is prepared to defer to judgements made on the basis of a superior ability in philosophy.
Rebutting Hare, and echoing Thatcher's claim that 'choice is the essence of ethics', she argued that In matters of life and death, of birth and the family, no-one is prepared to defer to judgements made on the basis of a superior ability in philosophy.
Superman, German Übermensch, in philosophy, the superior man, who justifies the existence of the human race.
The basic tenet of Latin Averroism was the assertion that reason and philosophy are superior to faith and knowledge founded on faith.
For them, Plato's philosophy was superior to all the systems of thought that came later.
At the same time, like many philosophers Aristotle clearly believes that when it comes to grasping truth, philosophy is superior to poetry.
Besides our elevation of the market philosophy as superior to the notion of democratic government, the second reason that we are prevented from making a more rapid advance in national service is our predilection for war abroad instead of investing in social and economic development abroad or here at home.
What ailed America, he announced, was "the lack of a body of sophisticated and civilized public opinion, independent of plutocratic or government control and superior to the infantile philosophies of the mob a body of opinion showing the eager curiosity, the educated skepticism and the hospitality to ideas of a true aristocracy".
