What is the value of philosophy? Many different people and philosophers could tell you many different ideas and beliefs of what it is, but after reading Bertrand Russell I have understood what the real value of philosophy is. Before I read this selection by Russell I went to the beginning of the section. It said "beliefs cannot be handed down. Knowledge can perhaps be handed down. Wisdom can never be handed down. The goal of philosophy is wisdom. Trying to hand down philosophy is unphilosophical." That is a powerful statement in my mind. Philosophy doesn't try to do anything but pass on wisdom. You can't pass wisdom on as the quote says so you must learn wisdom by the dissection of philosophy. After reading the selection by Russell, it all made sense to me.
In my opinion if we are to learn anything at all about philosophy, we must engulf ourselves with as much philosophy as we can. Russell says that "the value of philosophy must be primarily sought". We can not learn anything or form beliefs if we don't read it, write it and study it. It simply cannot be done. You can not hand down philosophy. It is up to us as students to want to feed our minds with new and exciting ideas and help strengthen our ideas and beliefs along the way. .
I liked it when Russell talked about how philosophy is the basis for most of the scientific studies that we learn about today. He says if you ask a mathematician, a mineralogist, a historian, or any other man of learning, what definite body of truths has been ascertained by his science, his answer will last as long as you will listen, but if you put the same question to a philosopher, he will say he has not received positive results in his studies. This is due to the fact that as soon as definite knowledge concerning a subject becomes possible, it ceases to be called philosophy anymore and becomes a separate science. He then goes on to list various subjects and ties them back into philosophy.
He valued not learning and only read the prayers of the church. ... He meant that when you might have two competing values, take the value that will help you the most, as long as it does not lead to death. ... Encyclopedia of Philosphy. 4th ed. ... The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosphy. 1998. 15 Oct. 2000. 3. ... Oxford Companion to Philosphy. ...
" but "What am I?... I believe that human life is valued less than it should be, that it does have a meaning. ... What we value in today's society is misguided and corrupt. We should value the inner self not the outer self and what it reacts with. ... In other cases people value the opinion of others to determine the meaning of life. ...
Man has always been confused with what emotions are (Shibles 1). ... For example, what is love? ... Love is an emotion, but what is the actuality of love? ... What has been discussed was only a brief description of three philosophers views. ... These philosophers helped in answering the question, are emotions controlled and what are emotions? ...
From the boom of the Industrial Revolution to the release of the report "Our Common Future" in 1987 new advances in mechanical systems paired with new engineering practices molded and shaped the current state of our idea of what a building should be. ... With the current version of LEED the average LEED certified building has reduced energy use by 40%, solid waste by 70%, carbon emissions by 35%, and water use by 40% compared to a building of similar value that did not implement green technologies. ... There are two more what they call "bonus" categories which look at innov...
For example, German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's world-view and value system closely resemble samurai ethics. ... Sartre values suffering as an indication that one is fully aware of one's responsibility to make choices with no justifications for them. ... The irrationality of our will, which shapes our experiences, is what causes suffering in our lives. ...