A vital book for understanding Russell's philosophy, which explores fundamental questions about the mind, including desire and feeling; psychological and physical laws; sensations... Læs mere
The Analysis of Matter is the product of thirty years of thinking by one of the twentieth century's best-known philosophers. This Routledge Classics edition includes the 1992 Introduction by John G. Slater.
This book provides the original text of A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz, which was first... Læs mere
Bringing together for the first time a comprehensive selection of Russell's writing on metaphysics in one volume, Stephen Mumford chronicles the metaphysical nature of these insights through accessible introductions to the texts.
Charts the struggle between freedom and control, two determining forces in nineteenth century history, from the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna to the lead-up to the First World War.
Russell on the threat of nuclear conflict, and how to avoid it. Crucial for understanding Russell's peace campaigning and involvement in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Presents a further selection of essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects.
Written with Dora Black in 1920 this work examines the threat of industrialisation to human freedom and demonstrates how humanity perpetually struggles against the centralising forces of industrialisation and nationalism.
In this volume of essays Russell was concerned to combat the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Left or Right, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century.
This collection of Bertrand Russell's essays is available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1961. Its first section deals with the books which influenced Russell... Læs mere
Russell's classic examination of the relation between individual experience and the general body of scientific knowledge. It is a rigorous examination of the problems of an empiricist epistemology.