The Russell, Bertrand 1872-1970 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Problems of Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell is a book published in 1912 that attempts to create a brief, accessible guide to philosophy's fundamental questions. Can we prove an external world exists? Can we validate cause and effect or justify morality? Russell argues philosophy cannot definitively answer these questions, focusing instead on theories of knowledge and exploring how we know anything at all. He introduces his famous distinction between knowledge by acquaintance and description, drawing on insights from Plato, Descartes, Hume, and Kant to guide both general readers and scholars through philosophical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Appearance and reality -- The existence of matter -- The nature of matter -- Idealism -- Knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description -- On induction -- On our knowledge of general principles -- How a priori knowledge is possible -- The world of universals -- On our knowledge of universals -- On intuitive knowledge -- Truth and falsehood -- Knowledge, error, and probable opinion -- The limits of philosophical knowledge -- The value of philosophy -- Bibliographical note. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problems_of_Philosophy Release date is 2004-06-01 Produced by Gordon Keener, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Knowledge, Theory of Metaphysics Philosophy -- Introductions B Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5827 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5827 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133144.0 5827