Everything, in contemplation, that is personal or private, everything that depends upon habit, self-interest, or desire, distorts the object, and hence impairs the union which the intellect seeks.
I don't think I understand this bit.
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This view of philosophy appears to result, partly from a wrong conception of the ends of life, partly from a wrong conception of the kind of goods which philosophy strives to achieve.
Task 2
Quickly look through the body of the text. Note the main topics throughout each section.
- Why should philosophy be studied?
- Philosophy should be studied no matter who you are 3.What philosophy is about
- Philosophy gets people to think outside of the box
- People are ignorant and hard headed because they refuse to think about philosophy
- The answer to questions isn’t necessarily the most important thing.
- Philosophy is impartial
- Questioning what’s around you shouldn’t ever be solved. The questions should be endless 9.There is no malevolence to the questions being asked. They are just simply questions.
- If we can get to where everybody understands
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Thus, to sum up our discussion of the value of philosophy: Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions, since no definite answers can, as a rule, be known to be true, but rather for the sake of the questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our conception of what is possible, enrich our intellectual imagination, and diminish the dogmatic assurance which closes the mind against speculation; but above all because, through the greatness of the universe which philosophy contemplates, the mind also is rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.
Task 2
What is the main point of the closing paragraph?
In the final paragraph the author is summing up what he has said in throughout the passage explain that even without the backing of mainstream scientists, the questions asked in philosophy are important. Just the question itself is enough to get people thinking about the world around them.
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We need to consider what is the value of philosophy and why it ought to be studied. It is the more necessary to consider this question, in view of the fact that many people, under the influence of science or of practical affairs, are inclined to doubt whether philosophy is anything better than innocent but useless trifling, hairsplitting distinctions, and controversies on matters concerning which knowledge is impossible.
Task 2
What is the main point of the opening paragraph? Restate this in your own words.
The opening paragraph is Russell outlining his argument for his. Explaining how important the idea of philosophy could be for the whole world not just for the people studying it. Even though it’s not widely accepted by scientists it can still be important.
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trifling,
unimportant or trivial
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dogmatism
the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.
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unalloyed
complete and unreserved
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The Value of Philosophy
**Task 1
What does the title tell you about the text?**
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