It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. Credit: Bertrand Russell Posts where this quotation is embedded Is “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeterPosts: Bertrand RussellIs “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste … Continue reading It Has Been Said That Man Is a Rational Animal Bertrand Russell
What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. Credit: Bertrand Russell Comment: Bertrand Russell had a lot to say about certainty. See Lib QuotesPosts where this quotation is embedded Is “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeterPosts: Bertrand RussellIs “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeterQuotations: Bertrand … Continue reading What Men Really Want Is Not Knowledge but Certainty Bertrand Russell
I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along. Credit: Bertrand Russell Posts where this quotation is embedded Is “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeterPosts: Bertrand RussellIs “useless … Continue reading I Do Not Pretend to Start with Precise Questions Bertrand Russell
The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. Credit: Bertrand Russell Source: Mortals and Others (1931-35)Posts where this quotation is embedded Is “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeterPosts: Bertrand RussellIs “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it … Continue reading The Fundamental Cause of Trouble in the World Bertrand Russell
Perhaps the essence of the Liberal outlook could be summed up in a new decalogue, not intended to replace the old one but only to supplement it. The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows: Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. Do not think … Continue reading Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments for Critical Thinking Bertrand Russell
If everything must have a cause, then God must have a cause. If there can be anything without a cause, it may just as well be the world as God, so that there cannot be any validity in that argument. It is exactly of the same nature as the Hindu’s view, that the world rested … Continue reading If Everything Must Have a Cause, Then God Must Have a Cause Bertrand Russell (1927)
Is “useless knowledge” useless? Is “useless knowledge” useless? A strange sort of question. Here is what the British philosopher Bertrand Russell says in a little book of essays titled Let the People Think. Perhaps the most important advantage of ‘useless’ knowledge is that it promotes a contemplative habit of mind. Credit: Bertrand Russell And he … Continue reading Is “useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeter