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Bertrand Russell

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Summary Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is widely considered one of the most important British philosophers of the 20th Century, and one of the principal founders of analytic philosophy. He is known for advocating the use of symbolic logic in philosophical studies, inspired by his own investigations into the foundations of mathematics and advocacy of logicism, the thesis that mathematical truths are logical truths. Russell is known for his work in the theory of meaning, especially his theory of definite and indefinite descriptions, his use of an analytical philosophical methodology, his advocacy of a stark realist metaphysics, and his arguments in favor of universals. He also wrote widely on other areas of philosophy, including epistemology, ethics and even the history of philosophy.
Key works Russell's first major philosophical work, The Principles of Mathematics (Russell 1903), introduced not just his logicist views in the philosophy of mathematics, but a general analytic metaphysics and philosophical logic. Its project came to fruition in the three volume Russell & Whitehead 1910 (first edition 1910–1913) in which symbolic logic is used to derive the basic principles of mathematics. Russell’s famous article “On Denoting” (Russell 1905) introduced his theory of descriptions. His views on other philosophical matters are explored in works such as The Problems of Philosophy (Russell 1912), Our Knowledge of the External World (Russell 1914), The Philosophy of Logical Atomism (Russell 1940), The Analysis of Mind (Russell 1921), The Analysis of Matter (Russell 1927), An Outline of Philosophy (Russell 1927), and Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (Russell 2009).
Introductions Landini 2010; Irvine 2008; Griffin 2003; Pears 1972; Ayer 1972.
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  1. On Getting to Know. A. - 1983 - Tradition and Discovery 11 (1):11-15.
  2. An Educational Program for the Philosophy of Science.Russell L. Ackoff - 1949 - Philosophy of Science 16 (2):154-157.
  3. Discussion.Russell L. Ackoff - 1948 - Philosophy of Science 15 (2):116-117.
  4. On a Science of Ethics.Russell L. Ackoff - 1948 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 9 (4):663-672.
  5. Towards an Interpretation of Contemporary Philosophy.Russell L. Ackoff - 1946 - Philosophy of Science 13 (2):131-136.
  6. On the Ethical Use of Power and Political Behavior to Lead Systemic Change.Russell L. Ackoff & Sheldon Rovin - 2006 - In Francis M. Duffy (ed.), Power, Politics, and Ethics in School Districts: Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change. Rowman & Littlefield Education.
  7. RUSSELL, Human Society in Ethics and Politics. [REVIEW]H. B. Acton - 1954 - Hibbert Journal 53:301.
  8. Contemporary American Philosophy: Personal Statements Volume I.George P. And Montague Adams - 2014 - Routledge.
    First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
  9. Contemporary American Philosophy: Personal Statements Volume Ii.George P. And Montague Adams - 2004 - Routledge.
    First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
  10. Wayne A. Patterson, Bertrand Russell's Philosophy of Logical Atomism Reviewed By.Joseph Agassi - 1994 - Philosophy in Review 14 (1):44-45.
  11. Wayne A. Patterson, Bertrand Russell's Philosophy of Logical Atomism. [REVIEW]Joseph Agassi - 1994 - Philosophy in Review 14:44-45.
  12. Preface.Joseph Agassi - 1974 - Synthese 29 (1/4):1.
  13. The Structure of Thinking.David W. Agler - 2011 - Tradition and Discovery 38 (1):66-69.
  14. Bertrand Russell's Neutral Monism.Mafizuddin Ahmed - 1989 - Mittal Publications.
  15. Mr. Demos and the Dogmatism of Mr. Russell.Henry David Aiken - 1946 - Journal of Philosophy 43 (8):214-217.
  16. Bertrand Russell's Philosophy of Morals.Lillian Woodworth Aiken - 1963 - New York: Humanities Press.
  17. The Foundations of the Goedel Theorem-From Peano to Frege and Russell.I. Aimonetto - 1988 - Filosofia 39 (3):231-249.
  18. Could Bertrand Russell's Barber Have Bitten His Own Teeth? A Problem of Logic and Definitions.Kenneth John Aitken - 2014 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences 37 (4):416-417.
  19. Bertrand Russell Stalks the Nazis.Thomas Akehurst - 2013 - Philosophy Now 97:20-22.
  20. Book Review:Collective Decision Making: Applications From Public Choice Theory. Clifford S. Russell. [REVIEW]John Aldrich - 1981 - Ethics 92 (1):164-.
  21. The Philosophy of Bertrand Russell. [REVIEW]Virgil Charles Aldrich - 1945 - Journal of Philosophy 42 (22):594-607.
  22. Book Reviews. [REVIEW]Russell Aldwinckle, Eugene Thomas Long, Brendan E. A. Liddell & John Howie - 1983 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 14 (4):253-256.
  23. Preface.H. G. Alexander Aphrodisiensis - 2008 - In Alexander Aphrodisiensis, "de Anima Libri Mantissa": A New Edition of the Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary. De Gruyter.
  24. Ray Monk and Anthony Palmer (Editors): Bertrand Russell and the Origins of Analytical Philosophy: Thoemmes Press. 1996; Pp. Xvi+ 383. [REVIEW]James W. Allard - 1998 - Philosophical Investigations 21 (3).
  25. What Is It To Be Human?R. T. Allen - 1991 - Tradition and Discovery 18 (1):39-40.
  26. The Convivium Group.R. T. Allen - 1988 - Tradition and Discovery 16 (2):20-21.
  27. Könnerschaft Und Implizites Wissen.Klaus R. Allerbeck - 1999 - Tradition and Discovery 26 (2):32-32.
  28. Aesthetics and Logical Atomism.Stephen Alpert - 1973 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 10:12.
  29. Bertrand Russell e a sua Crítica Analítica.Vitorino De Sousa Alves - 1972 - Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 28 (4):490 - 525.
  30. Russell and Moore: The Analytical Heritage. [REVIEW]Alice Ambrose - 1972 - Journal of Philosophy 69 (23):840-847.
  31. Book Review:The Conquest of Happiness. Bertrand Russell. [REVIEW]Edward Scribner Ames - 1931 - Ethics 41 (3):380-.
  32. The Role of Attention in Russell's Theory of Knowledge.Fatema Amijee - 2013 - British Journal for the History of Philosophy 21 (6):1175-1193.
    In his Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell distinguished knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge of truths. This paper argues for a new interpretation of the relationship between these two species of knowledge. I argue that knowledge by acquaintance of an object neither suffices for knowledge that one is acquainted with the object, nor puts a subject in a position to know that she is acquainted with the object. These conclusions emerge from a thorough examination of the central role played by attention (...)
  33. “Preface,”.J. Anderson - 1992 - Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 74 (1):95-96.
  34. Bertrand Russell as "Public Intellectual" [Review of Tim Madigan and Peter Stone, Eds., Bertrand Russell: Public Intellectual].Andersson Stefan - 2017 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 37 (2).
  35. Kenneth Sidney Coates, 1930–2010.Stefan Andersson - 2010 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 30 (1).
  36. Russell Revisited: Critical Reflections on the Thought of Bertrand Russell. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2010 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 30 (1).
  37. Review of Laura Slot, Consistency and Change in Bertrand Russell’s Attitude Towards War. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2009 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 29 (2).
  38. Review of Øystein Hide, Ed., Bertrand Russell Om Krig, Fred Og Pasifisme [Bertrand Russell on War, Peace and Pacifism]. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2007 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 26 (2).
  39. Review of Nicholas Griffin, Ed., Assisted by Alison Roberts Miculan, The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell, Vol. 2: The Public Years, 1914–1970. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2006 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 26 (1).
  40. Review of Svante Nordin, Ingemar Hedenius. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2005 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 25 (1).
  41. Review of Dave Robinson and Judy Groves, Introducing Bertrand Russell. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2003 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 23 (1).
  42. Review of Arthur Jay Klinghoffer and Judith Apter Klinghoffer, International Citizens' Tribunals. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2002 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 22 (1).
  43. Review of Gunnar Fredriksson, Wittgenstein; Svante Nordin, Filosofernas Krig. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 2000 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 20 (1).
  44. Review of Ray Monk, Russell: Mathematics: Dreams and Nightmares. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 1999 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 18 (2).
  45. Review of Philip Ironside, The Social and Political Thought of Bertrand Russell. [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 1997 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 17 (1).
  46. In Quest of Certainty Bertrand Russell's Search for Certainty in Religion and Mathematics Up to 'the Principles of Mathematics'.Stefan Andersson - 1994
  47. Religion in the Russell Family.Stefan Andersson - 1993 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 13 (2):117.
  48. Al Seckel, Ed., "Bertrand Russell on Ethics, Sex and Marriage". [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 1990 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 10 (2):178.
  49. Editor's Notes.Stefan Andersson - 1990 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 4:98.
  50. Al Seckel, Ed., "Bertrand Russell on God and Religion". [REVIEW]Stefan Andersson - 1989 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 9 (1):95.
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