Bertrand Russell Quotes


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Philosophies are more unified than life. In life, we have many desires, but a philosophy is usually inspired by some one dominant desire which gives it coherence.
 Source: Power, 1938.
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If we lose all interest, curiosity, or desire for anything, we risk becoming little more than the living dead. That's why, until the very end of life, I hope to maintain a strong sense of interest or desire in something, whatever it may be. Still, as we grow older, we tend to have already seen and heard most things, and it becomes harder to feel genuinely intrigued by them.
In that sense, although I find the words and actions of President Trump, a man of power, utterly repugnant and sincerely wish he would disappear from the public stage as soon as possible, I have to admit, fortunately or unfortunately, that his behavior is still "novel" enough to bring a strange kind of rhythm and contrast to my day. (laughs)
Incidentally, one should be careful with the word "Philosophies" that appears at the beginning, it can easily lead to misreading if it is simply translated as “哲学” (philosophy). Nuances like this are often not well captured by AI-based translation alone, which is why it's important to engage it with one's own reasoning and interpretation. After some back-and-forth discussion, even ChatGPT came around to agreeing with my perspective.
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