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Science is described as the search for truth. Although the term science nowadays covers a very wide field and an increasing number of specialized disciplines, it can surely be maintained that while some of the activities of science contribute little or nothing directly to the improvement of the quality of life, the best of scientific efforts adds much to the general good.

Philosophy is the love or pursuit of wisdom. To love wisdom can be said to be the highest possible ideal.
Why should man want to be wise? Of what use is the truth that he seeks?
Man searches for happiness- not the transient happiness which is all that most of us ever know, but an abiding, constant, unshakable state of pure joy and delight in life which our inner certitude tells us is possible. In this context, of what use is the truth if it does not bring us happiness? Why should wisdom be loved and pursued if the effect of its attainment is not happiness?

Truth is not pursued for the sake of truth, nor wisdom for the sake of wisdom. The acquisition of either or both should make our life on earth a better one. The old proverb says”necessity is the mother of invention”. Necessity is more a direct term than either truth or wisdom. It represents the impelling force welling up from unconscious levels of the psyche that gives man no rest. It is that in man that seeks to be happy, and that which makes him relate himself and his efforts to the pursuit of happiness.

The scientist may be willing to use his knowledge in the forging of tools to minimize the labor of man and to increase his productive capacity. However, a general rule sentiment is not seen to be a motivating force in science. Sentiment and the search for truth do not usually go hand –in-hand in the scientific field. We can say that science is mindful of general good and the upliftment of mankind to the extent that it aids man with the applied science of technology. When the scientist disregards the hunger of the human SOUL for sublime values, he very much limits himself and the scope of his science.

Philosophy also is not without its negative aspects. Sometimes locked securely away in ivory towers, philosopher too become out of touch with the human needs of mankind. The exercise of the intellect for its own sake can be a self satisfying activity: there is a beautiful elegance to a well ordered mind. No one can doubt the powers of high intelligence, nor escape seeing the elite class into which it puts a man.

What we seek should have relevancy to the here-and-now of our immediate life situation. In the experience of our present enjoyment and the vision of prospective enjoyment, we visualize the state of the good. In other words we have comprehension of truth as the good in such experiences. That state which the common man envisions as being good may, in the long run, turn out to be not so. What men usually consider to be good is based on the expedient needs of the individual, not on best for the collective society. Thus the necessity arises for a normative notion of what is truly good; that is to say, the good that can ensure its value as the good for all. The good for all and the good which is so at all times is identical with truth. It is in the expression of a general good that truth gains its operational connotation. Truth then ceases to be merely an abstraction or a speculative edifice and becomes a way of life.

Sometimes we are fortunate, and what is presented to our senses and mind enables us to forget the woes of life-at least for a little while. For a time we can stand observing life from a state of wonder and joy. It is then we enjoy the delight and freedom which results from the release of our consciousness from the shackles of the annoying and pestering sense of our ego awareness. At such a time we begin to experience life as beauty; beauty gives another dimension to truth.

The science of philosophy –or the philosophy of science- can become complete in itself only when it can interpret to us that which is truly good, and do this without freezing or mummifying the functional unfoldment of what is experienced as the good when that good enhances the ability of the mind to admire and appreciate beauty in all its richness.

Let us drive ourselves together and bring us closer than we have ever been to the very source of what is good and beautiful in ourselves. Love