The Value of Philosophy Essay Questions

Bertrand Russell

1. Why does Russell think that the “practical” person has got things wrong about the value of philosophy? Do you agree?

 

2. What sorts of questions concern philosophy, according to Russell, and why are they valuable ones to consider? Do you agree?

 

3. Take a philosophical question considered somewhere else in this book and explain how it illustrates Russell’s view about the value of philosophy.

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