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This points to what may be the ultimate cause of anxiety in the U.S.: pragmatism. It not only?legitimately???questions every truth, but it also questions whether the concept of truth itself has any meaning. When mixed with logical positivism, it leads to the notion that philosophy, the search for truth beyond mere language or mathematical symbols, is impossible. Few things could produce more anxiety in people who either believe in, or want to believe in, a moral order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Anatomy of Angst | 3/31/1961 | See Source »

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