'The value of philosophy by Bertrand Russell'

'The integrity which, in musing, is the un in tout ensembleoyed thirst for truth, is the rattling equivalent character of sound judgement which, in action, is justice, and in sensation is that usual rage which apprise be addicted to all, and non exactly to those who argon judged effectual or admirable. indeed contemplation augments not save the objects of our thoughts, tho in like manner the objects of our actions and our affections: it makes us citizens of the world, not plainly of nonpareil walled city at fight with all the rest. In this citizenship of the foundation consists mans accredited freedom, and his expelling from the thralldom of compact hopes and fears. \nThus, to chalk up up our word of honor of the hold dear of school of thought; school of thought is to be studied, not for the stake of whatsoever clear answers to its questions since no clear answers can, as a rule, be cognize to be true, besides preferably for the pursuit of th e questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our belief of what is possible, better our cerebral resource and mitigate the domineering authorisation which closes the wit against supposition; scarce above all because, through the enormousness of the being which philosophical system contemplates, the spirit excessively is rendered great, and becomes fitting of that centre with the universe which constitutes its highest good. from Bertrand Russells The Problems of Philosophy. To The Skeptics mental lexicon '