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.
Beginning with an account of his decisive turn against the philosophical idealism that was prevalent in Cambridge at the turn of the century, Russell takes us through his engagement with the foundations of mathematics and the writing, with A.N. Whitehead, of Principia Mathematica. Russell also provides important insights into his theory of knowledge and the mind and conscious experience, before finishing with reflections on his work on language, universals and particulars and his theory of truth.
An ideal philosophical companion to Russell's own Autobiography, My Philosophical Development is testament to one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.
This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Nicholas Griffin.
Author(s): Bertrand Russell
Series: Routledge Classics
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 278
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
FOREWORD TO THE ROUTLEDGE CLASSICS EDITION
PREFATORY NOTE
I 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 Mathematical: Philosophical Aspects
8 Principia Mathematical: 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 by Alan Wood
Preface
1 Summary and Introduction
2 Cautionary Notes
INDEX
