<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="845041">
  <title><![CDATA[The Problems of Philosophy]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[019511552X]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780195115529]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178845946m/845041.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">31799</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">39</books_count>
  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;Immensely intelligible, thought-provoking guide by Nobel prize-winner considers such topics as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, inductive logic, intuitive knowledge, many other subjects. For students and general readers, there is no finer introduction to philosophy than this informative, affordable and highly readable edition.&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
  <id type="integer">983476</id>
  <media_type>book</media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1912</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Problems of Philosophy</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:404|5:107|4:158|3:118|2:19|1:2|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">404</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">1561</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">679</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">37</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.86]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[43]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[6]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845041.The_Problems_of_Philosophy]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="17854">
      <name><![CDATA[Bertrand Russell]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17854.Bertrand_Russell]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.91]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[4591]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[482]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="678">
    <review id="18390180">
    <user id="937966">
    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/937966-mark]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1214626781p3/937966.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">128212</id>
  <isbn>0195616863</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780195616866</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">20</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">5</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1205468001m/128212.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128212.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 22 13:00:08 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 22 13:10:47 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is Russell reviewing his philosophical foundations.  The Problems of Philosophy is a good, short overview of basic philosophical questions.  For example, the relationship between reality and appearance.  Russell introduces the reader to metaphysics, epistemology, and logic.  <br/><br/>For rea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18390180">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18390180]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13654376">
    <user id="836907">
    <name><![CDATA[Zac]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/836907-zac]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205990106p3/836907.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Everyone above high school reading level]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Brian Magee (a philosopher whom I don't know, but I read one of ]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 26 14:45:12 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 26 14:50:41 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[What an exciting book. Russell is not only a great philosopher, but also a great writer, and this short book is a perfect example. I recommend this book to all, especially those with any interest what so ever in the limits of our knowledge and the nature of reality. If one doesn't think they have an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13654376">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13654376]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="819765">
    <user id="22752">
    <name><![CDATA[Nat]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/22752-nat]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1174359491p3/22752.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="readpartof" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 21 09:23:55 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 21 10:18:44 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The chapter on truth and falsehood is perfect for introducing students to debates about substantial theories of truth (he criticizes the coherence theory and introduces his own correspondence theory). It's short, clear, and pithy. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/819765]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39620237">
    <user id="1717479">
    <name><![CDATA[Terry]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Feasterville Trevose, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1717479-terry]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1254704525p3/1717479.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those in need of an introduction to rigorous philosophy]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 13:16:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 08 13:28:48 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Bertrand Russell was a tower in 20th century philosophy, not in his methodology or discoveries but in his interactions with the public.  The Problems of Philosophy is easy to read and follows a tradition of systematic philosophy that restricts itself strongly to things that re provable or at a minim...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39620237">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39620237]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17654527">
    <user id="352122">
    <name><![CDATA[Lou]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rio Rancho, NM]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/352122-lou]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191049076p3/352122.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">128212</id>
  <isbn>0195616863</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780195616866</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">20</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">5</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1205468001m/128212.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128212.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 13 03:57:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 01 07:13:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Outstanding book.  I admit, I don't understand it all but it's becoming more clear and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.  The dialogue on thought processes, formation of belief and the determination of truth is highly enlightening.  Thinking in abstract is such a critical part of understanding this partic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17654527">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17654527]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="15535800">
    <user id="904933">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/904933-chris]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1203018821p3/904933.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">845041</id>
  <isbn>019511552X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780195115529</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">43</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178845946m/845041.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845041.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 15 19:09:13 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 00:08:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Foundational and essential. I am re-reading this to reacquaint myself with Russell's refutation of Berkekely's idealism, his restating of the most foundational epistemological doubt of external phenomena (via Descartes), and his distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by descript...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15535800">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15535800]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45963509">
    <user id="246177">
    <name><![CDATA[Rob]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Marblehead, MA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/246177-rob]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1224652192p3/246177.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">2943898</id>
  <isbn nil="true"></isbn>
  <isbn13 nil="true"></isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">2</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204607659m/2943898.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2943898.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="non-fiction-for-humans" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 10 14:16:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 06 21:25:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[i listened to this.  i probably would have retained more if i had read it instead.  it's a bit dated, but i was happy with the summary of kant, descartes, and hegel, and a nice discussion of induction vs. a priori knowledge.  <br/><br/>- &quot;The man who has fed the chicken every day throughout i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45963509">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45963509]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="79436622">
    <user id="2993625">
    <name><![CDATA[Neonsolid]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hemet, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2993625-neonsolid]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">2716150</id>
  <isbn>1605200255</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781605200255</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">9</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2716150.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 30 13:21:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 30 13:24:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A somewhat better outing by Russell than his INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, but not by much. His bias shows even more in this one and they entire book is more of an introduction to his Indirect Realism than it is a telling of the problems of philosophy.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79436622]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="67463708">
    <user id="2629150">
    <name><![CDATA[Bishop]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Santa Monica, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2629150-bishop]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1250322236p3/2629150.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 14 23:45:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 14 23:47:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Russell explains some of the most central ideas of philosophy.  He does so by taking a very easy to understand approach that is great for people early in their exposure to philosophical ideas.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67463708]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47734164">
    <user id="2079782">
    <name><![CDATA[Erik]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2079782-erik-choisy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="owned" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 17:07:03 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 17:09:36 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Bertrand Russel<br/><br/>Analytic Philosophy<br/><br/>The major epistemological and metaphysical questions<br/><br/>Kant's solution to the induction problem boiled down to like 3 and a half pages.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47734164]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43748259">
    <user id="1935873">
    <name><![CDATA[lucas]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1935873-lucas]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1232507287p3/1935873.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="philosophy" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 20 17:11:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 20 17:11:57 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[the shilling shocker.  a good introduction to the early 20th century analytical approach to some basic questions in philosophy.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43748259]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24786760">
    <user id="833489">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/833489-john]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201405863p3/833489.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1888289</id>
  <isbn>0486406741</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780486406749</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">5</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189802408m/1888289.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1888289.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="philosophy" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 18 06:06:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 18 06:17:11 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Re-read this recently after recommending it last year to my daughter, who thought even less of <em>Sophie's World</em> than I did and was looking for a better introduction to philosophy.  I think this one's hard to beat:  it's clear without ever being facile, glib, or dumbed-down; and it manages to provide a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24786760">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24786760]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="30593464">
    <user id="773533">
    <name><![CDATA[Tim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wallis and Futuna]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/773533-tim]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1200196431p3/773533.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">845041</id>
  <isbn>019511552X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780195115529</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">43</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178845946m/845041.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845041.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 19 17:08:26 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 19 17:25:13 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[So far it's excellent, although it's strictly limited to epistemology (theory of knowledge) and doesn’t attempt to deal comprehensively with the “problems of philosophy” (virtually nothing on ontology, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, etc.).  So the title’s misleading, but you get ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30593464">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30593464]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="71433669">
    <user id="2013800">
    <name><![CDATA[Sebnem]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Istanbul, 34, Turkey]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2013800-sebnem]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1234211032p3/2013800.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 16 10:56:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 16 10:58:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It's very very old version...it's my dad's book which is help book for high school. :) <br/>1963 is old for me..]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71433669]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="74863127">
    <user id="123775">
    <name><![CDATA[Suz]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/123775-suz]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1247864990p3/123775.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="school-textbooks" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 17 17:30:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 17 17:30:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Science, Faith, and Technology. <br/><br/>Although a weighty read, it is well written and interesting. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74863127]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43776547">
    <user id="1650769">
    <name><![CDATA[Olivia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1650769-olivia]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233377139p3/1650769.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="philosophy" />
        <shelf name="university-textbooks" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 20 21:56:58 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 09 20:28:28 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Philosophy is just not my thing. At least this was written in a manner that I could understand. Plato and Aristotle...well, let's just say you have to be VERY patient and VERY practised in old ways of speaking to understand it. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43776547]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47230533">
    <user id="2061410">
    <name><![CDATA[Nikki]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Makati, 53, Philippines]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2061410-nikki]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 23 00:45:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 23 00:45:53 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[i like it... <br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47230533]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="62973819">
    <user id="1053051">
    <name><![CDATA[Alessandro]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1053051-alessandro]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258576464p3/1053051.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 10 17:43:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 05 13:53:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I actually didn't read this book, but rather had it read to me thanks to a free audio book site called LibriVox.  You can download the MP3s at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://librivox.org/the-problems-of-philosophy-by-bertrand-russell/." title="http://librivox.org/the-problems-of-philosophy-by-bertrand-russell/.">http://librivox.org/the-problems-of-phil...</a>  <br/><br/>Bertrand Russell is probably the most accessible philosopher I know.  His arguments are remarkably c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62973819">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62973819]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="26899486">
    <user id="1317911">
    <name><![CDATA[Jamie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1317911-jamie-browning]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215798515p3/1317911.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">31799</id>
  <isbn>1421903679</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781421903675</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">281</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">20</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168286742m/31799.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31799.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 10 16:29:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 11 10:44:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Clearly Russell is an intellectual giant, this book is an impressively concise summary of &quot;all the stuff we've figured out so far.&quot; If you were to only read one book about philosophy, this wouldn't be a bad choice. Having said that, I didn't love it. The type of philosophy Russell defends ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26899486">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26899486]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1865932">
    <user id="126775">
    <name><![CDATA[Rick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Little Rock, AR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/126775-rick-p]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">845041</id>
  <isbn>019511552X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780195115529</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">43</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>The Problems of Philosophy</title>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178845946m/845041.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845041.The_Problems_of_Philosophy</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who like or want to know about philosophy]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 11 18:41:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 17 12:25:41 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The last chapter made the book for me.  Everything up to that point is basically technical philosophy - general principles of logic and argument.  The last chapter, &quot;The Value of Philosophy,&quot; is a great defense for the study of philosophy.  It honestly states what philosophy is and should ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1865932">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1865932]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="philosophy" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
        <shelf name="20th-century" />
        <shelf name="british" />
        <shelf name="audiobook" />
        <shelf name="england" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=845041</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>