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[from 'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism' by Bertrand Russell, in 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science ]

Full Idea

It seems to me that the business of metaphysics is to describe the world.

Gist of Idea

The business of metaphysics is to describe the world

Source

Bertrand Russell (The Philosophy of Logical Atomism [1918], §III)

Book Reference

Russell,Bertrand: 'Russell's Logical Atomism', ed/tr. Pears,David [Fontana 1972], p.71


A Reaction

At least he believed in metaphysics. Presumably he intends to describe the world in terms of its categories, rather than cataloguing every blade of grass.