PHIL 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Pragmatism
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Philosophy"s literal translation is the love of study . Originally, philosophy was the pursuit of any and all knowledge. It was, at one time, it was the generic act of academic study. Questions such as what is valid knowledge and how do we acquire it? , What is the ultimate nature of reality? , do we have free will? . The practical man is one who recognizes only material needs (bertrand. In other words, the reason people nd other forms of study more useful is because our society is largely more interested or faithful in the creation of useful materials to suit material needs. It is exclusively among the goods of the mind that the value of philosophy is to be found (p. 520) See questions on p. 521 2nd paragraph to see examples of this theory. We are not constructed to solely care about the satisfaction or meeting or material needs.
