Russell
A Very Short Introduction
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9780192802583
Publication date:
12/04/2002
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168 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780192802583
Publication date:
12/04/2002
Paperback
168 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
A. C. Grayling
The most accessible, informative book available on Bertrand Russell,Gives a clear survey of Russell's achievements across their whole range,Russell was a public figure whose life and philsophy continually attracts popular attention,Principia Mathematica was named the most important book of the 20th century, in a Waterstones' survey
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A. C. Grayling
Description
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philosophy, and with having played a part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the twentieth-century world. This introduction gives a clear survey of Russell's achievements across their whole range.
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About the author
A. C. Grayling, Reader in Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of LondonA. C. Grayling
Table of contents
1:Life and Work
2:Logic and Philosophy
3:Philosophy, Mind and Science
4:Politics and society
5:Russell's influence
A. C. Grayling
Description
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philosophy, and with having played a part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the twentieth-century world. This introduction gives a clear survey of Russell's achievements across their whole range.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions
series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
A. C. Grayling, Reader in Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of LondonTable of contents
1:Life and Work
2:Logic and Philosophy
3:Philosophy, Mind and Science
4:Politics and society
5:Russell's influence
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