Quotes make up a large portion of the Philosophers API content. The Philosophers API strives to not include apocryphal quotes, so where possible, quotes are tagged to specific works and publish dates. Quote details also reference related quotes to give context and conversation around ideas, concepts, and thoughts.

Quotes are the second of the top-level objects returned by the Philosophers API.

Sample Quote:

{
    "philosopherID": "C4B9776B-1735-482B-86CD-CDD93069D4CB",
    "work": "Quoted by Plato in Apology",
    "year": "399 BC",
    "quote": "What I do not know I do not think I know either",
    "internalID": "15",
    "id": "C84599F8-6D10-456B-BD33-6CEBDF529D3A"
}

All related quotes are returned as a philosopher with a quote.

Sample Related Quote:

{
    "philosopher": { ... },
    "id": "BB8EBBA6-08B1-4482-B739-189D2E370F8B",
    "work": "Principles of Philosophy",
    "year": "1644 AD",
    "quote": "In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life, to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.",
    "internalID": "66"
}

Where philosopher is the object described on the home page.

Sample Quote Details:

{
    "internalID": "469",
    "work": "Science as a Vocation",
    "id": "FAE99CD1-750A-4425-B076-9DA9FC087E5C",
    "relatedQuotes": [ ... ],
    "year": "1917 AD",
    "philosopher": { ... },
    "quote": "The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world."
}