Quote by: Bertrand Russell

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men.

Bertrand Russell

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Author Bio

  • NameBertrand Russell
  • Descriptionlogician and one of the first analytic philosophers
  • AliasesBertrand Arthur William Russell
  • BornMay 18, 1872
  • DiedFebruary 2, 1970
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionMathematician; Social Critic; Essayist; Logician; Epistemologist; Philosopher Of Language; Political Activist; Metaphysician; Analytic Philosopher; Autobiographer; Writer
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Fellow Of The Royal Society; ; Kalinga Prize