According to Russell, “Philosophy is to be studied, not for the…

According to Russell, “Philosophy is to be studied, not for the…

According to Russell, “Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake

of any definite answers to its questions since no definite answers can, as a rule, be known to be true, but rather for the sake of the questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our conception of what is possible, enrich our intellectual imagination and diminish the dogmatic assurance which closes the mind against speculation; but above all because through the greatness of the universe which philosophy contemplates, the mind also is rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.” Explain in your own words what Russell means in this passage. How do his views on the ultimate aim of philosophy compare with those of Perictione, the Greek philosopher writing over 2,000 years earlier (p. 7). Can you identify additional reasons for studying philosophy based on your work in this chapter