History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics)

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History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics)

History of Western Philosophy (Routledge Classics)

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In general, Russell is at his strongest when presenting the philosophy itself; he is at his weakest when writing history. All who want to see an end to bloodshed in the Middle East must ensure that any settlement does not contain the seeds of future conflict. No people anywhere in the world would accept being expelled en masse from their own country; how can anyone require the people of Palestine to accept a punishment which nobody else would tolerate? We therefore need to exercise caution in relying on Russell's methodology, perspectives and conclusions. As a historian, he is using at least three hats as: mathematician, English citizen and philosopher himself.

Aliás, é por isso mesmo que cita Byron, pelo impacto que teve no desenvolvimento do romantismo que por sua vez viria a contaminar todo um século intelectual. Russell is consistently opinionated throughout his presentation and it might confuse some of the readers that he is so casual in writing off some of the major philosophers and their key ideas. The bulk of these additions are Russell’s opinions on philosophical problems and the success of their attempted solutions. I'm sure this book would be much to the liking of anyone with the same mindset as Russel himself, but have to say that objectivity is here greatly tarnished by shallow thought, misunderstanding, stupidity (yes), and an obsession with modern-day values and prejuidices with no apparent explanation for his own ethical standpoint. O melhor do livro é sem dúvida o derrube de vários mitos e ideias criadas no imaginário ocidental a propósito da extensa linha temporal de filósofos que liga Sócrates a Russell.If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. And more often than not, he is wary of those ideas which, from the point of view of his war-torn present, seemed 'dangerous.

Noutro campo, e graças à sua veia crítica, é interessante ver como desmonta os mitos de Esparta, nomeadamente o seu criador Plutarco. Russell interessantemente não embarca, antes expõe o problema como um dos maiores da filosofia: paradoxalmente os pensadores mais racionalistas eram quem mais acreditava numa entidade externa, já que ao definirem o universo como um sistema lógico, em que tudo tinha de obedecer a um conjunto de regras perfeitas, matematicamente puras, os tornava reféns de uma entidade superior, a única capaz de gizar tal molde. I first read this as a young man in the early 50's and it has informed my thinking more than I can describe. This book is a phenomenal piece of work, still unequalled in its exposition of philosophy for both student of philosophy and general reader.As I said above, it's not that he has biases that is bad, it's that they affect his work and take away some credibility.



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