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"The Value of Philosophy" is the last chapter of Bertrand Russell's popular 1912 book "The Problems of Philosophy." After discussing many issues of philosophy including, reality, existence, knowledge, induction, universals, truth and intuition, Russell looks at the question of whether philosophy is worth doing. He concludes that it is.
Philosophers, Explained covers major philosophers and texts, especially the great classics. In each episode, Professor Hicks discusses an important work, doing a close reading that lasts 40 minutes to an hour.
Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.
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