The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell

ISBN-13: 9780521636346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 570 str.

Nicholas Griffin

Opis

Bertrand Russell ranks as one of the giants of 20th century philosophy. This Companion focuses on Russell's contributions to modern philosophy and, therefore, concentrates on the early part of his career. Through his books, journalism, correspondence and political activity he exerted a profound influence on modern thought. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Russell available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Russell.

Recenzje

'This book does the job of a Companion extremely well whilst managing a few surprises along the way. We are given a wealth of historical background material surrounding Russell's early work that is extremely well researched and, at times, highly illuminating, together with clarity and coherence of exposition regarding some extremely challenging areas in logic, mathematics, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology. This is combined with original and interesting interpretation that can meet the demands of more advanced Russell scholars without detracting from its usefulness as a reference work. Doubtless this will prove a valuable addition to work on Russell for many years to come.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Spis treści

Introduction Nicholas Griffin; 1. Mathematics in and behind Russell's logicism, and its reception I. Grattan-Guinness; 2. Russell's philosophical background Nicholas Griffin; 3. Russell and Moore, 1898–1905 Richard L. Cartwright; 4. Russell and Frege Michael Beaney; 5. Bertrand Russell's logicism Martin Godwyn and A. D. Irvine; 6. The theory of description Peter Hylton; 7. Russell's substitutional theory Gregory Landini; 8. The theory of types Alasdair Urquhart; 9. Russell's method of analysis Paul Hager; 10. Russell's neutral monism R. E. Tully; 11. The metaphysics of logical atomism Bernard Linsky; 12. Russell's structuralism and the absolute description of the world William Demopoulos; 13. From knowledge by acquaintance to knowledge by causation Thomas Baldwin; 14. Russell, experience and the roots of science A. C. Grayling; 15. Bertrand Russell: moral philosopher or unphilosophical moralist? Charles R. Pidgen.