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Practical philosophy
pp. 379-404
Abstract
It is widely believed that philosophy is contemplative and that to take things philosophically is to resign oneself. Actually there have always been proactive philosophies and ideologies, like pragmatism and Marxism, alongside contemplative ones, like original Buddhism and Stoicism. In addition, whereas some moralities – like Confucius"s, Christ"s, and Kant"s – have been socially conformists, others have been dissident or even rebellious, though fragmentary rather than systematic. Finally, there have also been double moralities, like the Nietzschean or fascist one, that praised the leader"s "heroic" (violent) ways while exhorting "Believe, obey, fight!" to the masses.
Publication details
Published in:
Bunge Mario (2016) Between two worlds: memoirs of a philosopher-scientist. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 379-404
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29251-9_15
Full citation:
Bunge Mario (2016) Practical philosophy, In: Between two worlds, Dordrecht, Springer, 379–404.