Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell, he was a champion of reason,
And his wisdom stands for all season,
Whose wisdom and wit did so greatly astound,
And left us a legacy that will always resound.
He challenged the norms, and truth he exposed,
His legacy continues, and will never be closed.
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bertrand russell, age, america, art, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme
“Is 'Mathematics...not only [a] Truth,
but [a] supreme beauty—a beauty cold
and austere, like that of sculpture [uncouth
to men for whom this concept is too bold],
without appeal to any part of our weaker nature,
without the gorgeous trappings of painting
or music, yet [is still more] sublimely pure,
and capable of a stern [un-feinting]
perfection such as only the greatest art
can show?'” So, thus geometrized Euclid
(to Russell's youthful mind and fervent heart),
and taught,—by a draped, stone caryatid
at the Library of Alexandria;
from whence “The Elements” spread without lemma!
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bertrand russell, art, beauty, heart, math,
Form: Sonnet
Science is what we believe to know while philosophy is what we would love to know!*
© Demetrios Trifiatis
09 May 2017
*With all due respect to Bertrand Russell I disagree with his statement: " Science is what we know and philosophy is what we do not Know."
We only have to think of Ptolemy's Geocentric system that was science for thirteen centuries till Copernicus came along to prove it a myth!
Categories:
bertrand russell, philosophy, science, truth,
Form: Monoku