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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics

5432	Metaphysics cannot give knowledge of the universe as a whole [Russell]
	Full Idea: It would seem that knowledge concerning the universe as a whole is not to be obtained by metaphysics.
	From: Bertrand Russell (Problems of Philosophy [1912], Ch.14)
	A reaction: Although Russell is strongly attracted to rationalism and platonism, this remark puts him firmly in the camp of Hume, and makes him godfather to the logical positivists. I regard metaphysics as extremely speculative attempts at explanation.