This is terrible.<p>Ye gods, there&#x27;s a whole section of philosophy devoted to pragmatism, which by it&#x27;s very definition could care less where stuff came from.<p>I know that there&#x27;s no way somebody received an advanced degree in philosophy and is now making a case that the historical roots of one thought system or another is more important than how useful it is. This has to be a troll.<p>You measure systems, whatever they are, by how well they achieve the goals you have set them up to address. Philosophy, especially, is a field of endeavor where you move between toolsets depending on the situation and context. That&#x27;s because philosophy is not a science, it&#x27;s a set of tools.<p>It&#x27;s also not a preschool art project, and observing the field from a distance and noting that there&#x27;s not enough blue, or too many mountains, is the height of reductionist idiocy.<p>I&#x27;m sorry for the vehemence. This article makes me sad. These folks should know better.<p>I am reminded of the old saying: if you do not know why you are doing something, stop doing it.