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53-54). But this method is not a new one in philo- vin PRAGMATISM 225 sophy. James himself calls pragmatism a new name for old ways of thinking. " Being nothing essentially new, it harmonises with many ancient philosophic tendencies. It agrees with nominalism for instance, in always appealing to particulars ; with utilitarianism in emphasising practical aspects ; with positivism in its disdain for verbal solutions, useless questions and meta- physical abstractions " (ibid. Pp. 53-54). It is onl...y different from absolutism. Dr. Schiller argues that the philosophic method which pragmatism attempts to displace requires us to " expunge from our thinking every trace of feeling, interest, desire and emotion, as the most pernicious sources of error " (Humanism, p. X). Schiller is here adopting the old device of calling a dog mad to kill it. Philosophy does not revel in abstract forms ; it has its own interests and passions. While to classical absolutism intellectual pursuit is itself a passion, it does not want to be bewildered and dis- tracted by other passions and prejudices.
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