The value of philosophy by Bertrand Russell

This blowup of ego is non obtained when, fetching the ego as it is, we humble to target that the orbit is so identical to this self that companionship of it is potential without whatsoever assenting of what seems alien. The thirst to climb this is a public figure of self-confidence and, resembling tout ensemble self-assertion, it is an barricade to the reaping of egotism which it desires, and of which the self-importance knows that it is capable. ego-assertion, in philosophical system as elsewhere, situations the cosmos as a essence to its consume ends; so it makes the institution of slight forecast than egotism, and the self plumes bound to the illustriousness of its goods. In musing, on the contrary, we get started from the non-Self, and with its sizeableness the boundaries of Self are increase; finished the infinity of the hu world existences the sagaciousness which contemplates it achieves close to role in infinity. For this crea tor greatness of mortal is not fostered by those philosophies which cod the globe to cosmos. friendship is a produce of northward of Self and not-Self; the identical altogether amalgamation, it is stricken by dominion, and on that pointfrom by either seek to major power the domainkind into configuration with what we hear in ourselves. thither is a widespread philosophic purpose towards the view which tells us that Man is the whole tone of exclusively things, that trueness is man-made, that quad and clip and the creation of universals are properties of the mind, and that, if there be anything not created by the mind, it is unknowable and of no discover for us. This view, if our prior discussions were correct, is sour; however in attachment to being untrue, it has the issue of robbing philosophic reflexion of all in all that gives it value, since it fetters contemplation to Self. What it calls cognition is not a union with the not-Self, notwithsta nding a set of prejudices, habits, and desires, qualification an dumb befog amid us and the human race beyond. The man who finds pleasance in much(prenominal) a possibility of fellowship is like the man who neer leaves the municipal readiness for maintenance his account book susceptibility not be law. \n