Thinking is the process by which man adjusts. Thinking begins as a result of the felt need of the individual. All thinking is problem centered. The product of human thought is the instrument of action. Human thinking is social in that it occurs in a social milieu.
Social utility is the test by which truth is established.
The truths of philosophy are not privileged. If the scientist must subject his hypothesis to the careful scrutiny of controlled observations and verification, so must the philosopher. Through inquiry, collecting facts, experimentation and verification will the philosopher provide new truths. The philosophical area of metaphysics is consequently meaningless because the problems do not lend themselves to this kind of scrutiny. The best form of government is democratic government.