"Interviewer: So today society is more in need of philosophy than ever... Professor Berti: Not only today, but always. Philosophy is in fact inherent in human nature; it has always existed and will always exist, despite attempts to decree its end. This was not only the thinking of Aristotle, for whom âall human beings by nature (i.e. males and females, free and slaves, Greeks and barbarians) desire knowledgeâ, and philosophy â if rightly understood â is the highest form of knowledge. Already in the Apology, Plato has Socrates say that âa life without inquiry is not worth living for a human beingâ."
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Enrico Berti
1935 â 2022
Enrico Berti (1935-2022) was an Italian philosopher and university professor.
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