In ‘The Loss of The Future’ (from The Long-Legged House, Shoemaker and Hoard, 2004 (1965), New York, p. 48) Wendell Berry writes: One of the most damaging results of the loss of idealism is the loss of reality. Neither the ideal or the real is perceivable alone. The ideal is apparent and meaningful only in relationContinue reading “Wendell Berry On The ‘Real’ And The ‘Ideal’”
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William James on the Selectivity of Consciousness According to Human Interests
A couple of days ago, I noted humanism‘s affinities with pragmatism, and quoted William James to cement that claim. Today, I want to point to James’ treatment of consciousness to show how fundamental human interests are in his philosophy of mind. (This post is cribbed from Patrick Kiaran Dooley‘s Pragmatism as Humanism: The Philosophy of Willam James,Continue reading “William James on the Selectivity of Consciousness According to Human Interests”
Samir Chopra 