He defended the completeness of philosophy against the attempts to divide it up into "specialized" branches and compartments, and he emphasized the necessity of a comprehensive outlook.
hiː dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ðə kəmplˈiːtnəs ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɐtˈɛmpts tə dᵻvˈaɪd ɪɾ ˈʌp ˌɪntʊ "spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd" bɹˈæntʃᵻz ænd kəmpˈɑːɹtmənts, ænd hiː ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪzd ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi əvə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv ˈaʊtlʊk.