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In short , having access to information does not produce a well educated student anymore than quoting Plato makes one a philosopher . " " One practical consequence of this for philosophers is that it is now harder for them to receive funding — scientific granting agencies are n't ready to , and probably should n't , accept philosophers as scientists , but many people in the humanities think that philosophy has lost its focus on problems that have traditionally been at the center of research in the humanities . In this volume , some of today 's most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics , from its origins , through the great ethical traditions , to theories of how we ought to live , arguments about specific ethical issues , and the nature of ethics itself . In The Courage to Create , philosopher and psychologist Rollo May draws a distinction between talent and creativity , noting that many individuals are thought of as talented whether they put their gifts to good use or not . Combining the philosopher ’ s " frenzied yearning " for perfection with the immoderation of those who direct their erotic longings toward physical satisfaction , this third type of man allows eros to " overwhelm [ his ] reason and natural instincts , directing them to its own ends and becoming the soul ’ s tyrant . Hippasus is the first figure in the Pythagorean tradition who can with some confidence be identified as a natural philosopher , mathematician and music theorist . He engages the reasoning of such philosophers as Aristotle , Nietzsche , Wittgenstein , Foucault , Habermas , Levinas , and Martha Nussbaum , and offers both practical and clinical insights into such topics as the principle of " Do no harm , " informed consent , confidentiality , cloning , and euthanasia . So what follows is another gift from Buck O'Neil - ballplayer , manager , scout , philosopher and pretty-darned-good golfer . There are some people who are between the two : they are not philosophers , and yet they are not like the rest of mankind . And now , friends and countrymen , if the wise and learned philosophers of the elder world , the first observers of nutation and aberration , the discoverers of maddening ether and invisible planets , the inventors of Congreve rockets and Shrapnel shells , should find their hearts disposed to enquire what has America done for the benefit of mankind ?