Hindu Thoughts & Applied Philosophy Socrates advanced- “Philosophy is what, which serves the humankind, is to be served and spread, but, if it is not what I believe then ruin it into dust.” Socrates seems to be speaking about the subject philosophy on the line of American pragmatism, evaluating the usefulness of the truth and hurl the subject in dustbin if it is found useless. Socrates meant the practicality of the subject in the manner it should serve humanity and prove the validity of the subject by its great richness. The assertion truly advises the usefulness of the subject. But Socrates was neither pragmatic in concept nor in character and his statement about ruining the subject into dust shows his confidence in self that philosophy is the only subject that serves the mankind. The statement seems that Socrates threw the challenge to opponents, very boldly, and his statement was somewhat similar to the proclamation that as sciences and technologies these days ar...