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The Problems of Philosophy

  • 114 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1900
  • 288 editions
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1 About this book

In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very briefly, if at all.

Good for readers who want: philosophy, politics, psychology, and a short read.

  • Philosophy
  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy, modern
  • Political science
  • Psychology
  • Theory of Knowledge
  • Knowledge, theory of

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3 About Bertrand Russell

1872–1970

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an English mathematician, philosopher, and social critic. A grandson of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, a former prime minister of the United Kingdom, Russell was orphaned at the age of four and raised primarily by his grandmother Frances.

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