 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Hegel's philosophy, in outline, is as follows. Real reality is timeless, as in Parmenides and Plato, but there is also an apparent reality, consisting of the every-day world in space and time. The character of real reality can be determined by logic alone, since there is only one sort of possible reality that is not self-contradictory. This is called the “Absolute Idea.” ... Hegel has already proved to his satisfaction that all Reality is thought, from which it follows that thought cannot think about anything but thought, ... Some people might find this a little dull; they might say: “I like thinking about Cape Horn and the South Pole and Mount Everest and ...." And with these words they would say goodbye to philosophy and live happy ever after.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Bertrand Russell: Philosophy and Politics, (1947)
Reprinted in: Unpopular Essays, 1950
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