1st Edition

My Philosophical Development

By Bertrand Russell Copyright 2023
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

My Philosophical Development is Russell's intellectual autobiography and provides a fascinating insight into the extraordinary energy and philosophical ambition that saw him write over 40 books. As well as offering some fascinating glimpses into the changing nature of his philosophical beliefs, Russell also reflects on the fundamental themes that governed his thinking in later life.... Read more

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Nicholas Griffin

Prefatory note

1. Introductory Outline

2. My Present View of the World

3. First Efforts

4. Excursion into Idealism

5. Revolt into Pluralism

6. Logical Technique in Mathematics

7. Principia Mathematica: Philosophical Aspects

8. Principia Mathematica: Mathematical Aspects

9. The External World

10. The Impact of Wittgenstein

11. Theory of Knowledge

12. Consciousness and Experience

13. Language

14. Universals and Particulars and Names

15. The Definition of 'Truth'

16. Non-Demonstrative Inference

17. The Retreat from Pythagoras

18. Some Replies to Criticism

Russell's Philosophy: A Study of its Development Alan Wood.

Index

Biography

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

'A work of immense fascination and distinction' - The Observer

'Bertrand Russell is not only the most brilliant philosopher of this century; he is also one of the most self-critical. These qualities come out clearly in his philosophical autobiography.' - A.J.Ayer