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I'll let Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) sum it up from his The Problems of Philosophy (1912):
"Thus,
to sum up our discussion of the value of philosophy; Philosophy is to
be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions,
since no definite answers can,
as a rule, be known to be true, but rather for the sake of the
questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our conception of
what is possible, enrich our intellectual imagination and diminish the
dogmatic assurance which closes the mind against speculation; but above
all because, through the greatness of the universe which philosophy
contemplates, the mind is also rendered great, and becomes capable of
that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good."
Thank you, Lord Russell!
What criticisms (positive or negative) may be stated about this quote?
Thank you, Lord Russell!
What criticisms (positive or negative) may be stated about this quote?
