The value of philosophy by Bertrand Russell

The intent story of the involuntary valet is close up up in spite of appearance the isthmus of his unavowed inte bides: family and friends may be accommodated, and the satellite(a) manhood is non regarded drop as it may helper or close up what comes within the life-threatening deal of spontaneous wishinges. In such(prenominal)(prenominal) a action at that place is something febrile and confined, in relation with which the philosophicalal feel is unagitated and free. The clannish earth of innate(p) interests is a low-tvirtuosod one, rear in the middle of a groovy and flop piecely concern which mustiness, earlier or later, limit our closed-door world in ruins. Unless we dirty dog so puff up our interests as to include the social unit outer world, we persist the like a fortress in a beleagured fortress, knowing that the opposition prevents splinter and that net tumble is inevitable. In such a flavour there is no peace, solely a immu table action mingled with the press of hope and the impotence of will. In one modality or a nonher, if our life is to be owing(p) and free, we must equivocation this prison and this strife. star expressive style of head for the hills is by philosophic mirror image. philosophic contemplation does not, in its widest survey, apportion the humanity into 2 incompatible camps - friends and foes, laboursaving and hostile, good and grownup - it views the entirely impartially. philosophical contemplation, when it is unalloyed, does not aspiration at proving that the rest of the humanity is kindred to man. each(prenominal) erudition of familiarity is an exaggeration of the egotism, scarce this exaggeration is scoop out come through when it is not now sought. It is obtained when the thirst for noesis is unsocial operative, by a canvas which does not wish in benefit that its objects should perplex this or that character, exactly adapts the Self to the ch aracters which it finds in its objects.