John Dewey* says we exalt philosophy, thought, and intellect because they make knowledge seem certain. Practical action on the other hand is inherently attended by uncertainty.
But it's the uncertainty of creating an information problem and then trying to solve it through considered research and weighing opposing views that I want the most for my students. It's what Hal and I talk about all the time. Certainty is the enemy of discovery and growth. I think Dewey and I can at least agree on that.
*in The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of Knowledge and Action
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