The real function of Philosophy. In The value of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, Russell explains the value of philosophy and why it should be studied. The general stereotypical view of philosophical thinkers is that one wastes time asking all these unanswerable questions. This rings true, especially to “practical men”. Russell writes “They doubt philosophy is anything better than innocent but useless discussions on matters concerning questions that cannot be answered.” Practical men are described as “…showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…values of philosophy is it’s uncertainty. This uncertainty prods ones mind into further thinking and thus further contemplating philosophically many of the ultimate questions where answers are few and usually based on opinion and certain half-truths that may be argued to great length and perhaps even create new questions which in turn repeats the process and hopefully liberates more people from their shackles of ignorance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The value of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell