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Phi Beta Kappa that has its home at Brown University on its long and honorable traditions, and especially on the eminent services that its members, through successive generations, have rendered to science, to education, and to public life. When I recall even a few names from that long roll of illustrious living and noble dead who owe their nurture and inspiration to this University and to this Society, I can appreciate the feelings with which you are assembled for your annual celebration, and am deeply sensible of the honor of being invited to address you on this occasion. The motto of the Phi Beta Kappa society, Philosophy the pilot of life, furnishes the text for the reflections that I have to lay before you to-day. This motto suggests the famous saying of Socrates in the A pology, that a life without criticism or examination is not a life worth living for a human being. For Tioaoia in your motto, as I understand it, signifies just the free exercise of thought that finds its function in examining and testing the opinions and beliefs that pass current in ordinary life. It is this faculty of reflecting on experience, and finding its value in terms of some general principles, that differentiates the life of man from that of the lower animals. Philosophy in this sense, as reflection, or the effort to estimate the meanings and values that are involved in different experiences of life, may be said to be the essential birthright of man, and is always present in some degree in every human consciousness. The term reflection may suggest that this activity is something external Address delivered before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa, at Brown University, June,
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book argues that rational principles and wisdom can guide our actions in an increasingly practical and materialistic world. With its core interests routed in the conflict between practical life and intellectual pursuits, the author gathers insightful commentary on knowledge and its applications across philosophy, education, literature, art, economics, and more. This book stresses the importance of distinguishing between what is practical and what is truly pragmatic, arguing that a focus on external goods alone results in a short-sighted and incomplete life. The author encourages us to resist the pressure to conform to the prevailing emphasis on practice and instead cultivate a love for knowledge and wisdom. The author also explores the dangers of succumbing to skepticism and indifference towards truth, emphasizing that a life devoid of intellectual curiosity leads to a loss of freedom and a stunted moral life. Ultimately, this book proposes that the true path to a fulfilling and meaningful life lies in embracing both intellectual pursuits and practical activities, recognizing that they are not mutually exclusive but rather complementary aspects of human existence. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330532355_0
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