Philosophers Behaving Badly

"Philosophers are not and have never claimed to be sages or saints, leading lives of impeccable virtue. Their arguments are intellectual and their individual foibles do not automatically invalidate their conclusions. But if philosophers are not priests neither are they artists of any type who can claim a complete dissociation between their lives and their work – and such a claim by any philosopher may be disputed."

"'The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices as well as the greatest virtues,' observed Descartes. Those seeking in philosophy a guide for the perplexed should be aware that while philosophy can enlighten it can also mislead and delude."