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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786077803321

Autore

Eames Elizabeth Ramsden

Titolo

Bertrand Russell's theory of knowledge / / Elizabeth Ramsden Eames

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-10053-5

1-283-92016-6

0-203-07266-9

1-135-10054-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Russell ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

121.0924

121/.0924

192

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1969 by George Allen and Unwin Ltd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Bertrand Russell's Theory Of Knowledge; Copyright; Preface; Contents; I. Introduction; II. The Nature of Philosophy; III. The Method of Analysis; IV. Russell's Empiricism; V. Realism; VI. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

When future generations come to analyze and survey twentieth-century philosophy as a whole, Bertrand Russell's logic and theory of knowledge is assured a place of prime importance. Yet until this book was first published in 1969 no comprehensive treatment of his epistemology had appeared. Commentators on twentieth-century philosophy at the time assumed that Russell's important contributions to the theory of knowledge were made before 1921. This book challenges that assumption and draws attention to features of Russell's later work which were overlooked.The analysis starts with Russel