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Problems of Philosophy (OPUS)
Bertrand Russell
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Description for Problems of Philosophy (OPUS)
Paperback. An introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry, this book explores 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. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102.
'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 ... Read more
'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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
130
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
102g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192854230
SKU
V9780192854230
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About Bertrand Russell
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 ... Read more
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