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Value of Philosophy
Introduction
Philosophy refers to the love of wisdom, and in a broad sense, it is an act of an individual for understanding the truth about something. The search for truth can be in any form and for anything that is the subject of person. It occurs that academic scholars’ tries to find out the reality about the world, their self and argue for answering the life. For the practice of philosophy, Bertrand Russell in Chapter 15 of the Problems of Philosophy illustrates the practical man who in his opinion is in the pursuit of hair-splitting distinctions. It is the result of viewing the wrong concept about the end of life and the things that are discussed under the resources which are achieved by finding the truth. The author contrasts the utility of philosophy which argue for analyzing the far-reaching effects on humanity.
Discussion
The author discusses the concept of open-minded in his chapter, and he strives that we cannot attain real about the truth without knowing the effects and level of acceptance on behalf of others. Restricting the thought process will not lead to any conclusion. One must be open-minded, and its definition reflects that accepting the ideas of others for further investigation is the principal value of the philosophical study. Even the disciples of the teacher have to approach reality without bounding themselves under the guidelines provided to them. Instructions are important, but it ensures that there must be the free mind with no prejudice and restricted lines. Here comes the practical man who is the person that pursuit the food for thought and the material needs. Behavior and philosophical attitude are sensitive to the food of free and open-minded individual (Russell, P. 238). There would be a criticism on the work done by a person for finding truth and identity and it will have to face adverse opinion for betterment and revision in the thought process.
The author provides that open-mindedness is “The knowledge it aims at is the kind of knowledge which gives unity and system to the body of the sciences and the kind which results from a critical examination of the grounds of our convictions, prejudices, and beliefs. But it cannot be maintained that philosophy has had any very great measure of success in its attempts to provide definite answers to its questions. If you ask a mathematician, a mineralogist, a historian, or any other man of learning, what his science has ascertained particular body of truths, his answer will last as long as you are willing to listen. But if you put the same question to a philosopher, he will, if he is candid, have to confess that his study has not achieved positive results such as have been achieved by other sciences. It is true that this is partly accounted for by the fact that, as soon as definite knowledge concerning any subject becomes possible, this subject ceases to be called philosophy, and becomes a separate science” It is because of the accepting others opinion one can reach up to the real value of truth (Russell, P. 243).
One of the significant aspects is the part of the questions which is recognized by nature and progressively answered by the scholars. The profound interests of humans are countered in these questions like the creation of universe with any unity of plan or it is the composition of atoms. This argument has put the mind with indefinite growth of wisdom. There could be the opinion that life on earth must be impossible with the small planet and where a transitory accident could have happened. Further, the argument that all the good or evil are essential for the universe or these are concerns of man which create something unusual and irrespective of the truth hovering in someone mind. Most of the answers to these questions are also not true according to the value of philosophy. Other than replying such type of questions and concerns raised in one’s mind, one should not forget that philosophy strives for making us sensitive with open minds about the importance and consciousness of the speculative moves in the world (Russell, P. 244). We generally do not care about our intentions and accepting the ideas putting by someone in favor or against the values of truth.
Same is the case with Bartered Russel whose main ideas have some directives for the philosophers to develop a program of thoughts that could offer a limited set of conclusions against the human knowledge and religious beliefs. These arguments according to the author are based on unwise dogmatic declarations and ideas. With a high degree of certainty one cannot reach or strict to reacting the questions in a single drive. Uncertainty is significant to stimulate new items and beliefs in the mind of common man. Here is the real value of philosophy which goes through the life imprisoned in the prejudices derived from the conventional sense. Further, the habitual beliefs and the common sense of age or the nation reflect that there must be convictions which grown up through cooperation and deliberate reason. Even the most ordinary things of life can be seen as essential and sensitive means.
The unfamiliar way of ordinary philosophizing things allows the possibility for new knowledge and interaction of genius minds (Russell, P. 245). The author suggests certain possibilities which include the enlargement of our thoughts and freedom from the tyranny of custom and traditional rational. We cannot link the real things with imaginations, but the questions about things lead to the increased knowledge of what these things should be. The concepts liberate the philosophy from ‘our sense of wonder’ and ‘arrogant dogmatism.' The personal aims and private interests do not allow for the investigation of truth about life and these are considered as necessary in this world. The value under the things contemplates the distinct elements, and it also led to the outside world for expanding the ideas (Russell, P. 245). The author argues that “in one way or another if our life is to be great and free, we must escape this prison” from the personal world and thought process. There is significant support for free minds because the writer illustrates that we cannot be restricted to our memory and individual thinking. Our knowledge of this world or anything we are going to search would distort the objects.
The progress of the intellect is based on accepting the opposite ideas and those who are not the same as others. One should enlarge the self, and the primary value of philosophy is not in any comprehensive response. A mind can also be celebrated through the greatness of the universe which lies in philosophical language. Last lines of the chapter unfolded that the author is discussing impairing influence of idealist position and the widespread tendency towards the opinion that man is a measure of all the things. Time, space and all the materials are properties of mind, and anything that is not created by man is unknowable. These arguments strive for real values of philosophy and provide that self-thinking should not be involved in the learning of new ideas and skills. Approaching the real problems cannot be possible without continuous learning (Russell, P. 246). We need to understand the bitter truth and should follow the plan of action that is devised for our life.
Russel supported the ideas and material things that are independent of mind, and there is no acquaintance with any of them, and a veil remains complete. There is a revisionary element in the philosophy of an author who thinks that one must have a strength of the reasoning, which is based on facts and supported by various claims of life. The world of ideation will not work in the finding of truth. Further, the author also asked for applying values and methods of logic to resolve the problems associated with philosophy. The tension between empiricist and rationalist can also be determined by the writer’s approach for lettering and illustration of arguments that are derived from other theories. We cannot deny the fact that life is moving with every day and with innovations it attempts to ask various questions (Russell, P. 249). These include the definite struggle to find the truth as to why we were created and the purpose of the universe in a logical manner. The war of nerves along with the cycles of the earth would be persistent until the real truth is not found by the scholars and researchers like Bertrand Russel.
Conclusion
To conclude the discussion the chapter of philosophy will not end with the opinion and thoughts provided by the writer. Much of the material is left for the debate and answering individual questions. However, there is one thing which generates the importance of logic and arguments for finding the reality of life that the consequence of viewing the wrong concept about the end of life and the goods that are discussed under the human thought process is achieved only by finding the truth. The author create differences for the utility of philosophy which argue for analyzing the far-reaching effects on humanity. There would be no limitation and lines draw in the sense of exploring more and more about the incidents of life and reality.
Works Cited
Russell, Bertrand. "The value of philosophy." The problems of philosophy (1912): 237-250.
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