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Acquaintance, Knowledge, and Logic

New Essays on Bertrand Russell's the Problems of Philosophy
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Bertrand Russell, the recipient of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature, was one of the most distinguished, influential, and prolific philosophers of the twentieth century. Acquaintance, Knowledge, and Logic brings together ten new essays on Russell's best-known work, The Problems of Philosophy. These essays, by some of the foremost scholars of his life and works, reexamine Russell's famous distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance" and "knowledge by description," his developing views about our knowledge of physical reality, and his views about our knowledge of logic, mathematics, and other abstract matters. In addition, this volume includes an editors' introduction, which summarizes Russell's influential book, presents new biographical details about how and why Russell wrote it, and highlights its continued significance for contemporary philosophy.

Product Details

PublisherCenter for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion
Publish DateAugust 15, 2015
Pages281
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781575868462
Dimensions8.9 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches | 0.7 pounds
BISAC Categories: Philosophy, Philosophy,

About the Author

Donovan Wishon is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Mississippi.
Bernard Linsky is professor of philosophy at the University of Alberta and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author of The Evolution of Principia Mathematica: Bertrand Russell's Manuscripts and Notes for the Second Edition.

Reviews

"It is hard to imagine that a seminar on Russell will now be taught that does not require Acquaintance, Knowledge, and Logic (or at least use the essays in some less authorized method)."--John Perry, Stanford University, emeritus, coeditor of "Consciousness and the Self: New Essays" and cohost of "Philosophy Talk"

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