The self-styled practical man of affairs who pooh-poohs philosophy as …

Alan Watts
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The self-styled practical man of affairs who pooh-poohs philosophy as a lot of windy notions is himself a pragmatist or a positivist, and a bad one at that, since he has given no thought to his position.
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