Introducing Bertrand Russell

Author: Dave Robinson
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1785780085
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 444

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Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy forever. He tackled many puzzles--how our minds work, how we experience the world, and what the true nature of meaning is. In "Introducing Bertrand Russell "we meet a passionate eccentric, active in world politics, who had outspoken views on sex, marriage, religion, and education.

Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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The Value of Philosophy

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549905544
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Languages : en
Pages : 27

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"The Value of Philosophy" is one of the most important chapters of Bertrand's Russell's magnum Opus, The Problems of Philosophy. As a whole, Russell focuses on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them but by probability. There is no reason to doubt the existence of external objects simply because of sense data.

Russell on Religion

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415180924
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Russell on Religion presents a comprehensive and accessible selection of Bertrand Russell's writing on religion and related topics from the turn of the century to the end of his life. The influence of religion pervades almost all Bertrand Russell's writings from his mathematical treatises to his early fiction. Russell contends with religion as a philosopher, as a historian, as a social critic and as a private individual. The papers in this volume are arranged chronologically for optimum coherence of the development of Russell's thinking and are divided into five main sections: * Personal statements * Religion and Philosophy * Religion and Science * Religion and Morality * Religion and History. Students at all levels will find this a valuable insight into Russell's thought on religion.

The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317835042
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 760

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A classic autobiography right up there with St Augustine and Rousseau New paperback backed by publicity and promotion - tied in with new edition of History of Western Philosophy and 'giveaway' of 'What I Believe' Ideal companion to Ray Monk's biography Introduction by the Right Hon Michael Foot *Publicity Title* - major coverage in national press expected!

The Evolution of Principia Mathematica

Author: Bernard Linsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139497332
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 419

Book Description
Originally published in 1910, Principia Mathematica led to the development of mathematical logic and computers and thus to information sciences. It became a model for modern analytic philosophy and remains an important work. In the late 1960s the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University in Canada obtained Russell's papers, letters and library. These archives contained the manuscripts for the new Introduction and three Appendices that Russell added to the second edition in 1925. Also included was another manuscript, 'The Hierarchy of Propositions and Functions', which was divided up and re-used to create the final changes for the second edition. These documents provide fascinating insight, including Russell's attempts to work out the theorems in the flawed Appendix B, 'On Induction'. An extensive introduction describes the stages of the manuscript material on the way to print and analyzes the proposed changes in the context of the development of symbolic logic after 1910.

Why Men Fight

Author: Bertrand Russell
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Category : Social problems
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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A Free Man's Worship

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Russell: A Very Short Introduction

Author: A. C. Grayling
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192802585
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philosophy, and with having played a part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the twentieth-century world. This introduction gives a clear survey of Russell's achievements across their whole range. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Problems of Philosophy

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192854232
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, truth and falsehood, the distinction between knowledge, error and probable opinion, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.