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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He influenced mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.
Credit: Wikipedia - Bertrand RussellIt has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. | Bertrand Russell Continue reading It Has Been Said That Man Is a Rational Animal Bertrand Russell
What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. | Bertrand Russell 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. | Bertrand Russell 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. | Bertrand Russell 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 it worthwhile to produce belief by concealing … | Bertrand Russell 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)
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder’s lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately. | Bertrand Russell Continue reading Passionate Opinions Bertrand Russell
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. | Bertrand Russell Continue reading Fools’ Certainty Bertrand Russell
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Knowledge is often valued only for its practical use. Yet some learning seems to serve no purpose in daily life. Russell reminds us that so-called “useless” knowledge can deepen our experience of the world, making ordinary things richer, more meaningful, and sometimes even sweeter. Continue reading Is “Useless Knowledge” Useless? Maybe not if it makes things taste sweeter
