Some problems of philosophy : a beginning of an introduction to philosophy / by William James.

  • William James
Date:
1911
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    CHAPTER I PHILOSOPHY AND ITS CRITICS Tur progress of society is due to the fact that individuals vary from the human average in all sorts of directions, and that the originality is often so attractive or useful that they are recognized by their tribe as leaders, and be- come objects of envy or admiration, and set- ters of new ideals. Among the variations, every generation of men produces some individuals exceptionally Philoso- | preoccupied with theory. Such men phy and those who write it find matter for puzzle and astonish- ment where no one else does. Their imagination invents explanations and com- bines them. They store up the learning of their time, utter prophecies and warnings, and are regarded as sages. Philosophy, etymologic- ally meaning the love of wisdom, is the work of this class of minds, regarded with an indul- gent relish, if not with admiration, even by those who do not understand them or believe much in the truth which they proclaim.
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