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The Problems of Philosophy

3.90 ( 18,594 Ratings by Goodreads)
The Problems of Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy

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'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?' Philosophy is the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically, as we might deal with them in ordinary life, but critically, after analysing how and why the questions arise and clarifying the assumptions and concepts on which they are based. 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, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge. This edition includes an introduction by John Skorupski contextualizing Russell's work, and a guide to further reading.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780192854230
ISBN10 0192854232
Number Of Pages 128
Item Weight 102 g
Product Dimensions 129 x 198 x 8 mm
Publisher / Reseller Oxford University Press
Format paperback
Edition 2nd Revised edition
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Treats its subject in a way that will arouse the interest of any one who has any latent ability to become interested in it. --The New York Times


Treats its subject in a way that will arouse the interest of any one who has any latent ability to become interested in it. --The New York Times


Treats its subject in a way that will arouse the interest of any one who has any latent ability to become interested in it. --The New York Times

Treats its subject in a way that will arouse the interest of any one who has any latent ability to become interested in it. --The New York Times

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Bertrand Russell was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. His primary interest was in the foundations of mathematics, and his three-volume Principia Mathematica (written with Alfred North Whitehead) is the classic attempt to carry out the programme of deriving the whole of mathematics from a set of simple, self-evident truths. He also wrote widely on other areas of philosophy, and published a large number of writings on social and moral issues. John Skorupski is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, and author of English-Language Philosophy 1750-1945 (1993) and John Stuart Mill (1989).

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