Roger Penrose quotes

Roger Penrose is a renowned British mathematician and physicist, internationally acclaimed for his groundbreaking work in quantum physics and general relativity. His contributions to the field have revolutionized our understanding of the universe. With a career spanning over six decades, Penrose has authored numerous influential books, including "The Emperor's New Mind" and "The Road to Reality." His collaboration with Stephen Hawking on black hole theory is widely acknowledged. Penrose's remarkable achievements, including the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics, have solidified his position as a leading figure in theoretical physics. Explore the fascinating world of Roger Penrose and his extraordinary scientific insights.

Well, I don't know if I can comment on Kant or Hegel because I'm no real philosopher in the sense of knowing what these people have said in any detail so let me not comment on that too much.

- Roger Penrose

And these little things may not seem like much but after a while they take you off on a direction where you may be a long way off from what other people have been thinking about.

- Roger Penrose

If you didn't have any conscious beings in the world, there really wouldn't be morality but with consciousness that you have it.

- Roger Penrose

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality.

- Roger Penrose

Ordinary photons do have spin, they have a notion of helicity so they spin around their direction on motion.

- Roger Penrose

As for morality, well that's all tied up with the question of consciousness.

- Roger Penrose