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Philosophy recovers itself when it ceases to be a device for dealing with the problems of philosophers…

Philosophy recovers itself when it ceases to be a device for dealing with the problems of philosophers and becomes a method, cultivated by philosophers, for dealing with the problems of men.

John Dewey

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One Response to “Philosophy recovers itself when it ceases to be a device for dealing with the problems of philosophers…”

  1. Mike Says:
    May 19, 2011 at 4:55 am | Reply

    Great quote šŸ™‚
    This is exactly why I am skeptical of much of “academic” philosophy, and prefer the real-life approach of psychotherapy and to some extent existentialism. Irvin Yalom, Viktor Frankl, Sartre don’t deal as much with philosopher’s problems.

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