"The Approach to Philosophy" by Ralph Barton Perry is a book from the early 1900s that explains the connection between philosophy and real-life experiences for everyone to understand. Instead of seeing philosophy as just something for school, Perry tries to show how our daily lives and interests naturally cause us to think philosophically. He starts by saying that people don’t begin life knowing nothing; they already have customs and goals that come from where they live, suggesting that the things we do and want lead us to consider important questions. Perry wants people to see that everyone already has the ability to think philosophically, and he encourages them to find the philosophy in their own lives.
The Approach to Philosophy
By Ralph Barton Perry
Discover how your everyday life and interests are secretly guiding you toward profound philosophical questions.
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About the AuthorRalph Barton Perry was an American philosopher. He was a strident moral idealist who stated in 1909 that, to him, idealism meant "to interpret life consistently with ethical, scientific, and metaphysical truth." Perry's viewpoints on religion stressed the notion that religious thinking possessed legitimacy should it exist within a framework accepting of human reason and social progress.
Ralph Barton Perry was an American philosopher. He was a strident moral idealist who stated in 1909 that, to him, idealism meant "to interpret life consistently with ethical, scientific, and metaphysical truth." Perry's viewpoints on religion stressed the notion that religious thinking possessed legitimacy should it exist within a framework accepting of human reason and social progress.
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