| Author: | H. Wildon Carr | ISBN: | 9786050343335 |
| Publisher: | H. Wildon Carr | Publication: | December 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | H. Wildon Carr |
| ISBN: | 9786050343335 |
| Publisher: | H. Wildon Carr |
| Publication: | December 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A problem of philosophy is completely different from a problem of science. In science we accept our subject-matter as it is presented in unanalysed experience; in philosophy we examine the first principles and ultimate questions that concern conscious experience itself. The problem of truth is a problem of philosophy. It is not a problem of merely historical interest, but a present problem—a living controversy, the issue of which is undecided. Its present interest may be said to centre round the doctrine of pragmatism, which some fifteen years ago began to challenge the generally accepted principles of philosophy.
A problem of philosophy is completely different from a problem of science. In science we accept our subject-matter as it is presented in unanalysed experience; in philosophy we examine the first principles and ultimate questions that concern conscious experience itself. The problem of truth is a problem of philosophy. It is not a problem of merely historical interest, but a present problem—a living controversy, the issue of which is undecided. Its present interest may be said to centre round the doctrine of pragmatism, which some fifteen years ago began to challenge the generally accepted principles of philosophy.
