PHI 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Western Philosophy, Inite, Ultimate Human
13 Apr 2016
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Russell the value of philosophy to individual life. Dewey the value of philosophy to society or public life. Grandson to lord john russell prime minister under. Studies mathematics and philosophy at trinity college in cambridge. Was a lecturer at the college but was dismissed in 1918 due to his paciism and later was sentenced to 6 months in prison because of his opposition to the war. He was a recipient of the nobel prize for literature in. He is considered one of the most inluential logicians of the century. He is known as a proliic writer principle of mathematics . Russell name two sources of negative attitudes towards. Thus it has utility and it is useful, it afects us directly. Values only practical action (material needs) as an immediate response to everyday trivial questions. That is why it does not provide tangible and immediate results. In short: science does not accept the uncertain character of philosophy.
