Russell's The Value Of Philosophy

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How do the goods that philosophy seeks to achieve differ from those that physical science seeks to achieve?

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philosophy forces the people it affects to understand and study it, but physical science exists to benefit those that are completely ignorant to it.

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What kind of knowledge does philosophy seek to obtain?

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"The kind of knowledge which gives unity and system to the body of science, and the kind which results from a critical examination of the grounds of our convictions, prejudices, and beliefs."

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How does philosophy free us from "the tyranny of custom"?

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"Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possibilities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from the tyranny custom."

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How does philosophical contemplation, enlarge the self?

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If you only focus on yourself and not your surroundings then you will not grow intellectually, because your surroundings and the way you react to them are what define you as a person.

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How does the impartiality of philosophical contemplation carry over into the world of action and emotion?

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It enlarges our thoughts, making us citizens of the universe.

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Bertrand Russell

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Wrote The Problems of Philosophy in 1912.-Argues that philosophy doesn't enhance our physical well-being, instead it greatly enriches our mental lives. -The uncertainty in philosophy is an asset rather than a liability.