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Russell on Acquaintance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2010

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In Russell's Problems of Philosophy (PP), acquaintance is the basis of thought and also the basis of empirical knowledge. Thought is based on acquaintance, in that a thinker has to be acquainted with the basic constituents of his thoughts. Empirical knowledge is based on acquaintance, in that acquaintance is involved in perception, and perception is the ultimate source of all empirical knowledge.

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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy and the contributors 1986

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