Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, 1903-1959This comprehensive anthology of Russell's writings brings together his definitive essays from the period 1903 to 1959. It covers the most fertile and lasting work on every significant area he published in. Whether from his seminal work in the philosophies of mathematics and language or in his provocative views on religion and international relations, his wit and seemingly effortless lucidity remain constant throughout the development of his thinking. With over eighty essays divided into seventeen sections, there could be no better introduction to the enormous scope of Russell's thinking or to the depth and brilliance of his genius. Book jacket. |
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... present occurrences which are in fact related to past occurrences , we should never know of this relationship . Clearly we do sometimes , in some sense , know the past , not by inference from the present , but in the same direct way in ...
... present occurrences which are in fact related to past occurrences , we should never know of this relationship . Clearly we do sometimes , in some sense , know the past , not by inference from the present , but in the same direct way in ...
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... present stimulus , but foretells the future , so that the barometer might be said , in a sense , to know the future . However that may be , the point I am emphasizing as regards knowledge is that what is known may be quite different ...
... present stimulus , but foretells the future , so that the barometer might be said , in a sense , to know the future . However that may be , the point I am emphasizing as regards knowledge is that what is known may be quite different ...
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... present system of distribution is not based upon any principle . Starting from a system imposed by conquest , the arrangements made by the conquerors for their own benefit were stereotyped by the law , and have never been fundamentally ...
... present system of distribution is not based upon any principle . Starting from a system imposed by conquest , the arrangements made by the conquerors for their own benefit were stereotyped by the law , and have never been fundamentally ...
Contents
PREFACE BY BERTRAND RUSSELL | 15 |
CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF BERTRAND RUSSELL | 21 |
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT BERTRAND RUSSELL | 27 |
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