[5] Thisis, however, — andamongthemthosethatareoftheprofoundestinteresttoourspirituallife — which, sofaraswecansee, , orisitafortuitousconcourseofatoms? Isconsciousnessapermanentpartoftheuniverse, givinghopeofindefinitegrowthinwisdom, orisitatransitoryaccidentonasmallplanetonwhichlifemustultimatelybecomeimpossible? Aregoodandevilofimportancetotheuniverseoronlytoman? Suchquestionsareaskedbyphilosophy, , whetheranswersbeotherwisediscoverableornot, , howeverslightmaybethehopeofdiscoveringananswer, itispartofthebusinessofphilosophytocontinuetheconsiderationofsuchquestions, tomakeusawareoftheirimportance, toexaminealltheapproachestothem, andtokeepalivethatspeculativeinterestintheuniversewhichisapttobekilledbyconfiningourselvestodefinitelyascertainableknowledge.
[6] Thevalueofphilosophyis, infact, , fromthehabitualbeliefsofhisageorhisnation, , finite, obvious; commonobjectsrousenoquestions, , onthecontrary, wefind, aswesawinouropeningchapters, , thoughunabletotelluswithcertaintywhatisthetrueanswertothedoubtswhichitraises, , whilediminishingourfeelingofcertaintyastowhatthingsare, itgreatlyincreasesourknowledgeastowhattheymaybe; itremovesthesomewhatarrogantdogmatismofthosewhohavenevertravelledintotheregionofliberatingdoubt, anditkeepsaliveoursenseofwonderbyshowingfamiliarthingsinanunfamiliaraspect.
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