"A proposed response to Heidegger's ontological query "Why is there something rather than nothing?" – "And if there we…"

"A few weeks before his death, he asked another Columbia philosopher, David Albert, about God. "Why is God making me s…"

"Asked to prove a questioner's existence, Morgenbesser shot back, "Who's asking?""

"When asked his opinion of pragmatism, Morgenbesser replied "It's all very well in theory but it doesn't work in pract…"

"Morgenbesser in response to B.F. Skinner: "Are you telling me it's wrong to anthropomorphize people?" (quoted by Dani…"

"Morgenbesser was leaving a subway station in New York City and put his pipe in his mouth as he was ascending the step…"

"On the : Morgenbesser, ordering dessert, is told by the waitress that he can choose between apple pie and blueberry p…"

"Morgenbesser said the following of George Santayana: “There’s a guy who asserted both p and not-p, and then drew out …"

"Interrogated by a student whether he agreed with Chairman Mao’s view that a statement can be both true and false at t…"

"During campus protests of the 1960s, Sidney Morgenbesser was hit over the head by police. When asked whether he had b…"