Overall Russell may have been a little ahead of his time. The biggest thing was that he was, by belief, an atheist. Not simply disbelieving in any deities, but in fact openly opposing any organized religion who, on the whole of things, produced more misery than happiness (think inquisition).
As well, he was noted for his famous Paradox: If the job of the barber is to shave everyone who does not shave themselves, then he is stuck between shaving and not shaving his own beard. If he did not shave it, he would have to shave himself, but by shaving himself he would be bound not to shave himself - This contradiction simply shouldn't exist in the real world.
His logical approach to philosophy was, on the whole, refreshing. However, there remains a more important task! We need to dredge up our questions that might be for the test. Post your reply to this blog with a question for each philosopher we've studied this month: Voltaire/Leibniz, Kant, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, and James. Hopefully we'll have enough to work with! I'll start with my own questions.
1) What was the name of Voltaire's famous play that heavily parodied Leibniz's core philosophy? Candid
2) Kant's philosophy boiled down to "The ends justify the means." False.
3) What did Schopenhauer think made life bearable? Art
4) Who was the ultimate authority according to Kierkegaard? God
4) James' core philosophy was based around: Usefulness
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