Bertrand Russell

Can Philosophy Pay the Bills? Russell's Defense of Useless Arts

Can Philosophy Pay the Bills? Russell’s Defense of “Useless” Arts

Bertrand Russell, Contemporary, Culture, Philosophy

There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a dinner table when someone announces they are studying philosophy. It is the same silence that follows a bad joke, except nobody is sure whether to laugh or offer condolences. The parents exchange a glance. An uncle clears his throat. Someone, inevitably, asks the question […]

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Why We Need to Get Bored Again: Russell’s Defense of ‘Inaction’ in a 24/7 World

Bertrand Russell, Contemporary, Thinkers

We have engineered boredom out of existence. Every pocket contains an escape hatch, every idle moment an opportunity to scroll, swipe, or stream. We treat empty time like a disease requiring immediate treatment. The cure? Another notification, another video, another hit of digital dopamine. But what if we have made a terrible mistake? Bertrand Russell,

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