Enter philosopher, Bertrand Russell to define what philosophy meant to him during an interview with another British philosopher and writer, Alan Watts.
The following audio interview is in four parts:
Alan Watts – Bertrand Russell Interview (1 of 4)
Alan Watts – Bertrand Russell Interview (2 of 4)
Alan Watts – Bertrand Russell Interview (3 of 4)
Alan Watts – Bertrand Russell Interview (4 of 4)
What does philosophy mean to you?
You don’t need to be an aristocrat to answer – just don’t forget your pipe and to wear an austere countenance when doing so, because one must be taken as seriously as Russell when answering such an earnest question.
Yes I know, more Krishnamurti.
You may be right in thinking that I have only gone and created a blog site just for Jiddu Krishnamurti considering recent posts that have mostly featured him, but the reason for me starting with him is because I wish you to start with yourself in regards understanding your own mind and emotions.
As intimated by Krishnamurti in the past, we all must have inward change before there can be any change for the better on the outside. So this is the main reason for my somewhat bias beginnings to my writings.
For us to be able to live a more wise, intelligent and productive life we must begin with liberating our minds and thus transform our attitudes towards each other. So what better way to start this blog than for Krishnamurti to point the way for us to take the important initial steps towards learning about ourselves.
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