 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
At the same time we must distinguish philosophy from other kinds of speculation. In itself philosophy sets out neither to solve our troubles nor to save our souls. It is, as the Greeks put it, a kind of sightseeing adventure undertaken for its own sake.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Wisdom of the West, 1959, prologue.
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Perhaps because adding the word ‘philosophy’ makes it seem lofty, it is used in a variety of nuances, such as ‘philosophy of management’, ‘philosophy of life’ or ‘philosophy of history’. Russell is only referring to ‘theoretical philosophy’. The main areas of ‘theoretical philosophy’ are ‘logic’, ‘epistemology (theory of knowledge)’, ‘ontology’, ‘cosmology’, etc.
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