Philosophical Papers 1896-99

Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell #2

by Bertrand Russell

This volume of the Collected Papers includes Russell's earliest philosophical writings, collected here for the first time. The 1896-1898 papers, few of which were published in Russell's lifetime, concentrate primarily on physics, arithmetic, and the concept of quantity. Several views that later became well-known in his The Principles of Mathematics actually originate in this earlier work and, though incomplete, An Analysis of Mathematical Reasoning forms the centrepiece of the volume. Writings from early in 1889, where he advances beyond his initial insights and develops a range of new ideas in the philosophy of logic, form the remainder of the volume.

647 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, was a Welsh philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominent rationalist. Although he was usually regarded as English, as he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."

Reviews

[A YOGAM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dieser Band versammelt Bertrand Russells philosophische Schriften aus der Zeit vor der Jahrhundertwende, in der er sich schrittweise vom britischen Idealismus löste. Die Texte dokumentieren seine intensive Auseinandersetzung mit Leibniz ebenso wie die Herausbildung einer neuen, realistisch orientierten Metaphysik.
Enthalten sind zentrale Aufsätze zur Natur von Raum, Zeit und Kausalität, in denen bereits jene begriffliche Schärfe und analytische Präzision sichtbar werden, die Russells späteres Denken kennzeichnen sollten. Der Band ist ein faszinierendes Zeugnis eines philosophischen Umbruchs und erlaubt einen unmittelbaren Blick auf die Entstehung der analytischen Methode aus der Krise des Idealismus.