The Principles of Understanding: An Introduction to Logic From the Standpoint of Personal Idealism (Classic Reprint)

Sturt, Henry

ISBN 10: 1330403908 / ISBN 13: 9781330403907

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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322 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.67 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of Understanding: An Introduction to Logic From the Standpoint of Personal Idealism (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330403908
• ISBN 13: 9781330403907
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.44 kilograms

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Synopsis

Excerpt from The Principles of Understanding

But the most convinced enthusiast could not. Claim that philosophy has given guidance to men engaged in the sort of business which is commonly called useful. I leave aside the general effect of training. It is plain enough that men who have traversed a philosophic curriculum gain advantage thereby for an ordinary professional career; but this is due more to the mental gymnastic than to any specific instruction which their teachers have imparted. What statesman makes any appeal Ito political philosophy; what moral reformer makes appeal to ethics; what educator who professes to train the understanding makes appeal to logic? So patent has it been that philosophy can give no practical advice that Its incapacity has been put forward almost as an axiom. Minerva's owl, said Hegel, cannot begin its ?ight till the shades of evening have begun to fall. But, I think, that owl has hooted long enough. Hegel's alleged necessity of thought is nonsense. It is the duty of philosophy, I maintain, to establish theoretical principles on such matters as politics, moral conduct and education; and these principles should be valuable for the guidance of practical men.

Book Description

Originally published in 1915, this book presents an examination of philosophy from the perspective of personal idealism, arguing that logic should be the theoretical account of the actual processes of human understanding. The text explores the idea of utility in relation to philosophy, with a view towards practical engagement with the world.