Bertrand Russell — Philosophical Quotes

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Bertrand Russell Quotes

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Bertrand Russell

Philosopher, Mathematician

Philosophical

“The first dogma which I came to disbelieve was that of free will. It seemed to me that all notions of matter were determined by the laws of dynamics and could not therefore be influenced by human wills.”

Law Matter Dynamics

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Bertrand Russell

Philosopher, Mathematician

Philosophical

“Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of the ideology of the machine age.”

Age Birthday Dams

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Philosophical

“no one ever gossips about the virtues of others”

Virtue Gossip

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Philosophical

“Memory demands an image.”

Memories Demand

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Philosophical

“Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.”

Philosophy Wish Philosopher

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Philosophical

“Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents”

Humanity Growth

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Philosophical

“The luxury to disparage freedom is the privilege of those who already possess it.”

Luxury Privilege

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Philosophical

“The more intense has been the religion of any period and the more profound has been the dogmatic belief, the greater has been the cruelty and the worse has been the state of affairs.”

Religion Belief Profound

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Philosophical

“I can only say that, while my own opinions as to ethics do not satisfy me, other people's satisfy me still less.”

People Opinion Ethics

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Philosophical

“I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe - because, like Spinoza's God, it won't love us in return.”

Science Math Return

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Philosophical

“Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy.”

Political Definitions Aristocracy

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Philosophical

“The conception of the necessary unit of all that is resolves itself into the poverty of the imagination, and a freer logic emancipates us from the straitwaistcoated benevolent institution, which idealism palms off as the totality of being.”

Imagination Poverty Logic

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