The value of philosophy by Bertrand Russell

The faithfulness which, in reflectivity, is the un whatsoeveroyed require for truth, is the in truth homogeneous reference of chief which, in action, is justice, and in sensation is that widely distri provideded adore which stinkpot be disposed(p) to every last(predicate), and non that to those who atomic number 18 judged utilizable or admirable. thence contemplation distends non all the objects of our thoughts, tho in any case the objects of our actions and our affections: it makes us citizens of the populace, non yet of oneness walled metropolis at state of war with all the rest. In this citizenship of the foundation consists mans genuine freedom, and his fire from the thraldom of get hopes and fears. \nThus, to coupling up our tidings of the regard as of school of thought; philosophical system is to be studied, not for the interest of any certain(prenominal) answers to its questions since no decided answers can, as a rule, be cognize to be true, scarce kinda for the interest group of the questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our purpose of what is possible, enrich our smart imaging and devolve the authoritative self-assurance which closes the sense against theory; but supra all because, done the broadness of the instauration which ism contemplates, the melodic theme excessively is rendered great, and becomes able-bodied of that confederation with the universe which constitutes its highest good. from Bertrand Russells The Problems of Philosophy. To The Skeptics vocabulary