Bertrand Russell

1. How does Kluger define the American idea of happiness? Kluger defines it as a constant pursuit. That the American culture is always striving to be exceptional in everything and make the most of it. This idea involves working hard and being optimistic about the future success in life. 2. What impulses are deeply rooted and perhaps “bred” into Americans? The pursuit-of-happiness impulse is deeply rooted and perhaps “bred” into Americans. A constant search for the “Next Big Thing”, to go…

knowledge is not possible, but subjective knowledge of God can help create a personal relationship with a Supreme Being. According to Bertrand Russell, there are two kinds of knowledge: knowledge of truths and knowledge of things. Knowledge of truths is “the sense in which what we know is true”, while knowledge of things is “the sense we know sense-data” (28, Russell). Moreover, knowledge of things is independent from knowledge of truths. God is both the ultimate objective truth and an…

In this article, we will examine the different viewpoints of the term " play" and critically evaluate the claims and reasons written by the author in the article , " Reclaiming the power of play" To begin with, in paragraph two of the article, the author states that " play is simply rest or downtime for the otherwise industrious soul". The justification he gave was that " we get our word “scholar” from the Greek word for leisure, skole. It should not be squandered on play, in Aristotle’s view"…

sometimes in fact span decades. One such philosopher’s debate is the relationship between doubt and certainty. William Lyon Phelps believed that with certainty you could accomplish almost anything. On the other hand and a stark contrast to Phelps, Bertrand Russell was of the sound mind that no one should be certain of anything, even their own opinions. While both intelligent minds bring up good points in their own respective way, both fail to recognize the complex, intricate system that makes up…

Introduction to Political Sociology Political sociology is a broad discipline and interrelated with several areas including sociology, political science, history and economics etc. It is basically the study of power and relationships between society, state, citizenships, political participation and their socio-political interactions. It has specifically focused on the questions about the nature of power, development of states, sources of political changes, idea of citizenship and notion of…

Often times, leadership in military terms is synonymous with a higher, more philosophical, definition of leadership. Leadership can literally mean assuming authority, or influencing people through trust and loyalty, however, leadership in “The Things They Carried”, a story about an American military detachment in the Vietnam War, assumes a higher meaning. On the surface it may appear as if “The Things They Carried” illustrates a story about hardship and emotional trauma, however, that is not the…

1. Introduction Every human being tends to try connecting the events by causes and effects. We believe that everything that happens need to have a causal explanation. This is simply how the human mind works. On account of this, causal relationships can also be observed in every branch of science. For instance, medical specialists search causes of the diseases. Similarly, physicists observe causes of the effects on the nature. This is a reason why even the simplest laws of physics have causal…

The philosopher Bertrand Russell argues that the easiest explanation is best, and until proved otherwise, should be regarded as the truth (Russell). Without proof of absolute morality existing, for that would require that all individuals share the same beliefs, the simpler explanation is that morality is constructed by culture. This…

decades ago and even up to this day. However, one the most accepted theories among philosophers is the Correspondence Theory of Truth. In this paper I am going to analyze the point of view of one of the supporters of that theory, the philosopher Bertrand Russell, and his thoughts towards truth and the resemble with the book 1984 by George Orwell. Defining truth is a difficult task mainly because of the many theories, definitions and ideas that currently exist. But even more difficult is to…

West Texas A&M University Bertrand Russell once said, “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” This means that you can be inspired by anything that you love, but you will only get places from your knowledge. West Texas A&M University, West Texas State Normal College, is ranked number 1 Best Online Bachelor's in Public Health / Health Science, and will help me learn and succeed in a future in the medical field. West Texas A&M is a public University located on 2501 4th…