Like Wittgenstein, Whitehead is not, of course, opposed to the concept of a «philosophical illness;» the difference lies in the seriousness with which the two thinkers approach
traditional philosophical issues: Wittgenstein seems to see no legitimacy in questions that science or common sense can not answer, while Whitehead struggles with classical metaphysical problems, stepping beyond the strict boundaries of the scientific method.
A study of Griffin's reflections on this topic thus brings the reader face to face with conceptual
issues related to this concept that would be worthy of careful
philosophical attention even had they no immediate bearing on the
traditional problem of evil.