Chesterton was well known for his [[Philosophy|philosophical]] debates with renowned contemporaries such as [[Clarence Darrow]], [[Bertrand Russell]], [[George Bernard Shaw]], and [[H.G. Wells]]. Of Shaw, with whom Chesterton could be said to have had a friendly rivalry and battle of wits, Chesterton once said: | Chesterton was well known for his [[Philosophy|philosophical]] debates with renowned contemporaries such as [[Clarence Darrow]], [[Bertrand Russell]], [[George Bernard Shaw]], and [[H.G. Wells]]. Of Shaw, with whom Chesterton could be said to have had a friendly rivalry and battle of wits, Chesterton once said: |