“Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?”
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In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very briefly, if at all.
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Bertrand Russell
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“Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?”
“Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possiblities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from...”
“Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.”
“The man who has no tincture of philosophy goes through life imprisoned in the prejudices derived from common sense, from the habitual beliefs of his age or his nation, and from convictions w...”