Bertrand Russell

Philosophical Essays

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Insightful and highly accessible, this selection of seven essays displays Russell's signature brilliance of exposition in the examination of ethical subjects and the nature of truth, and marks an important period in the evolution of thought of one of the worldâ s most influential thinkers.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Classics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y005266
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9780415474498
• ISBN-10: 0415474493
• Artikelnr.: 25621569

Autorenporträt

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was one of the most formidable thinkers of the modern era. A philosopher, mathematician, educational innovator, champion of intellectual, social and sexual freedom, and a campaigner for peace and human rights, he was also a prolific writer of popular and influential books, essays and lectures on an extensive range of subjects. Considered to be one of the most controversial figures of the twentieth century, Bertrand Russell is widely renowned for his provocative writings. These definitive works offer profound insights and forward-thinking perspectives on a changing western society progressively shaped, most significantly, by two world wars, the decline of British imperialism and an evolving moral landscape.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Preface to the Original Edition 1. The Elements of Ethics 2. On History 3. Science and Hypothesis (A Review) 4. Pragmatism 5. William James's Concept of Truth 6. The Monistic Theory of Truth 7. On the Nature of Truth and Falsehood

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Chapter I and of the following essay are reprinted from the New Quarterly
February 1910; from the New Quarterly
May 1910; from the Hibbert Journal
October 1908; and and from the New Quarterly
September 1910.; Chapter II On History 1 Reprinted from The Independent Review
July 1904.; Chapter III Science and Hypothesis 1 Reprinted from Mind
July 1905.; Chapter IV Pragmatism 1 Reprinted from the Edinburgh Review
April 1909.; Chapter V William James's Conception of Truth 1 Pragmatism: a new name for some old ways of thinking. Popular Lectures on Philosophy
by William James (Longmans
Green
and Co.
1907). The following article is reprinted from the Albany Review
January 1908
where it appeared under the title 'Transatlantic "Truth".' It has been criticized by William James in The Meaning of Truth (Longmans
1909)
in the article called 'Two English Critics'.; Chapter VI The Monistic Theory of Truth 1 The following essay consists of the first two sections of an article entitled 'The Nature of Truth'
which appeared in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
1906-7.; Chapter VII On the Nature of Truth and Falsehood;