 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
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 of custom. Thus, while diminishing our feeling of certainty as to what things are, it greatly increases our knowledge as to what they may be.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The value of philosophy' in The Problems of Philosophy, 1912
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Philosophical thinking begins when questions about the world and life trigger the habit of thinking logically with one's own mind, referring to facts. But somehow, as we get older, we become more and more overconfident and definitive. Although dwelling on things and thinking calmly and solely logically should be different, it seems that thinking for long periods of time becomes tedious as we get older.
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