The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell’s enduring masterpiece, invites readers on an intellectual odyssey through the fundamental inquiries that have intrigued humanity for centuries. Russell skillfully introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. He frames philosophy as an ongoing pursuit marked by successive attempts to address fundamental questions: Can we prove the existence of an external world? Can we establish causality? Can we validate our generalizations? Can morality be objectively justified? Russell contends that philosophy, despite its endeavors, cannot definitively answer these questions, positing that its true value lies in the process of inquiry and the critical thinking it fosters. This classic primer serves as an accessible introduction to major philosophical achievements from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. This Warbler Classics edition includes an extensively researched, detailed biographical timeline.
Table of Content
Contents
Preface
Chapter I. Appearance and Reality
Chapter II. The Existence of Matter
Chapter III. The Nature of Matter
Chapter IV. Idealism
Chapter V. Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
Chapter VI. On Induction
Chapter VII. On Our Knowledge of General Principles
Chapter VIII. How A Priori Knowledge is Possible
Chapter IX. The World of Universals
Chapter X. On Our Knowledge of Universals
Chapter XI. On Intuitive Knowledge
Chapter XII. Truth and Falsehood
Chapter XIII. Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion
Chapter XIV. The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge
Chapter XV. The Value of Philosophy
Bibliographical Note
Biographical Timeline
About the author
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature. Russell remained an active social campaigner and prominent public figure until his death at the age of ninety-seven.
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