Wisconsin College of the Air; Introduction to the human enterprise; 10; On materialism

The Wisconsin College of the air presents the loss of the human enterprise selected from lectures recorded in a classroom of Professor Max Otto earlier in this series Professor Otto devoted several periods to a discussion of materialism as represented in the book Man mind or matter by Charles Mayer. Today Professor Otto returns to the subject of materialism from the point of view of another philosopher George Barclay. As recorded in the classroom. Here is Professor Otto. Again. Examination papers from A through G. Are over there and you might pick them up after class and there are many papers still left. Names are on the board. Not a clock. Wow wow. Good one to talk to you today.

Away from day book we started on the other time. Reason I'm doing that is the reason for our pride. I've read quite a little of what you say in those blue books and. I think I discover that you take the jury listened to carefully. You're too easy on. My critic on me and then I bet many of you have never had any course in philosophy. It all and so I thought perhaps I'd better amplify or deepen a little bit. What I tried to say last time in beginning but what perhaps I didn't make stronger and. Fall. On it again this was. The writer of that book which we started last time. Begins with an act of faith. And act of faith after 98. They were definition of faith. Best one I know is in Hebrew.

No one knows exactly who wrote it but very unusual document Chapter 11 I think it is least that's the way it stays in my memory. The first. Verse. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. That is faith gives substance to the things you hope for and want gives them substance gives them body make some solid for you and is your evidence for things that are in time people unseeable and it makes them real for all I say this book that I talking about begin with an act of faith. And making the substance of things that are hoped for by the author. Giving him evidence Fika logical evidence for things not seen and what is that act of faith not an act of faith there.

That he lives in a world. Real world. With other real people. But he's not alone. He's not the only person there. He doesn't want to be a solid cess itself alone he doesn't want to be a self alone. That's it. That's just a psychological thing and just doesn't like it. It makes an awesome but Rhapsody should be a solid set. Perhaps he should think that he's himself all along. What he doesn't want to be. I'm aware that all of you here today. I'm pretty sure at least assume that you live in a world with a lot of people real world with other real people. You're assuming that. You take it for granted. You don't argue about. You don't think about Frank you never thought about what if you were to think about it perhaps you might be startled

with your inability to prove you're right. You assume that once you do seriously