I understand that it is the wish of the Editor of this collection of essays that each contributor should describe his own system of philosophy. Were I to interpret this demand literally I could not contribute anything at all, for two excellent reasons. In the first place, I have nothing worth calling a system of philosophy of my own, and there is no other philosopher of whom I should be willing to reckon myself a faithful follower. If this be a defect I see no likelihood of its ever being cured. Secondly, if I had a system of my own, I should doubt the propriety of "pushing" my crude philosophical wares in competition with the excellent products of older firms with well-earned reputations.


From Critical and Speculative Philosophy (1924)

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I understand that it is the wish of the Editor of this collection of essays that each contributor should describe his own system of philosophy. Were...

I understand that it is the wish of the Editor of this collection of essays that each contributor should describe his own system of philosophy. Were...

I understand that it is the wish of the Editor of this collection of essays that each contributor should describe his own system of philosophy. Were...

I understand that it is the wish of the Editor of this collection of essays that each contributor should describe his own system of philosophy. Were...