A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“I think of sense, and of thoughts built on sense, as windows, not as prison bars. I think that we can, however… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Aristotle's metaphysics, roughly speaking, may be described as Plato diluted by common sense. He is difficult because Plato and common sense do… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“The trouble arises from the generally received philosophy of life, according to which life is a contest, a competition, in which respect… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Advocates of capitalism like to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Philosophy, as I shall understand the word, is something intermediate between theology and science. Like theology, it consists of speculations on matters… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I hold all knowledge that is concerned with things that actually exist - all that is commonly called Science - to be… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“This seems plainly absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities. One” — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“We shall be compelled to renounce the hope of finding philosophical proofs of religious beliefs. ...Hence, once more, the value of philosophy… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“A philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything other except a disinterested search for truth is guilty of a kind of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Prudence versus passion is a conflict that runs through history.” — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“In various ways, methods of approaching the mathematician's ideal were sought, and the resulting suggestions were the source of much that was… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“There is a widespread philosophical tendency towards the view which tells us that Man is the measure of all things, that truth… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
While the dogmatist is harmful, the sceptic is useless ...; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Philosophers, for the most part, are constitutionally timid, and dislike the unexpected. Few of them would be genuinely happy as pirates or… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Ever since men became capable of free speculation, their actions, in innumerable important respects, have depended upon their theories as to the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I can only say that, while my own opinions as to ethics do not satisfy me, other people's satisfy me still less. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“We may say, in a broad way, that Greek philosophy down to Aristotle expresses the mentality appropriate to the City State; that… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
(on A History of Western Philosophy) I was sometimes accused by reviewers of writing not a true history but a biased account… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There will still be things that machines cannot do. They will not produce great art or great literature or great philosophy; they… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to suppose that Christianity offers… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Those who advocate common usage in philosophy sometimes speak in a manner that suggests the mystique of the 'common man.' — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Such, in outline, but even more purposeless, more void of meaning, is the world which Science presents for our belief. Amid such a world,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog boys. Anyone… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Of all evils of war the greatest is the purely spiritual evil: the hatred, the injustice, the repudiation of truth, the artificial conflict. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The newspapers at one time said that I was dead but after carefully examining the evidence I came to the conclusion that this statement… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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