Supreme perception cannot be degraded for everyone to enjoy...

Supreme perception cannot be degraded for everyone to enjoy; in fact, attempts toward simplifying supreme truths is not only impossible, but also harmful. Philosophy and the Truth Whitehead considers several results and advantages for philosophical thoughts when discussing philosophy and the truth.

1- Evaluating the truth 2- Continuing one's visions and insights on the future 3- The feeling of the value of life 4- Feeling the crucial significance of endeavors for civilization 5- Reaching life He believes that : “philosophy is the study of possibilities and comparing them with facts. It evaluates the truth, theories, various alternatives, and ideals altogether.

Clairvoyance, being future-looking, and the feeling about the value of life are positive aspects of history; in a word, the feeling of importance that gives life to all endeavors about civilization.” Philosophy can fulfill the third and fifth items; i.e. it cannot show man the feeling of the value of life or how to reach it, for philosophy only describes man and the universe as it is. It only describes values; it does not evaluate them or speak of how they should be.

On the issue of values, he believes, “Philosophy usually describes values, rather than evaluating them or discussing how they should be. Such a significant job falls into domains based on wisdom, not philosophies arising from predetermined principles or accepting 'what there is' without studying or evaluating them.” Whitehead has a particular point of view concerning human intellect, too. He believes that human intellect cannot choose what is best for man.

To make the correct choice, man must use wisdom. “Our actions arise from our knowledge. We wake up, and - eagerly or hatefully, actively amplifying or weakening - get involved in a process, or begin setting new goals. I call the former flow - the presumption of self-consciousness - instinct. It is an experience arising directly out of individual or environmental inheritance. Furthermore, after our instincts and intellect have done their part, our decisions determine how the two of them combine.

That I call wisdom, which moderates the intellect and provides certain results for each kind of circumstances.” Thus, Whitehead regards wisdom as much higher than intellect or philosophy. We believe that if theoretical intelligence alone could lead man to his goals, there would never be so much debate and disagreement among various doctrines and schools of thought.