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100 1 _aRussell, Bertrand,
_d1872-1970
245 1 0 _aPhilosophy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _a"Published in Great Britain under the title 'An outline of philosophy'."
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-18
508 _aAaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. In this work, Russell delves into the nature of philosophical inquiry, offering insight into the fundamental problems and doubts that arise in the pursuit of knowledge, while distinguishing philosophical thinking from empirical science. The book aims to provide a framework for understanding reality and our place within it, emphasizing the importance of rigorous analysis and critical thinking. The opening of "Philosophy" introduces the reader to the foundational inquiries that will guide the rest of the text. Russell expresses skepticism towards conventional definitions of philosophy, proposing instead that the essence of philosophical work lies in recognizing and addressing doubts about what is commonly regarded as knowledge. He argues that many ordinary beliefs are fraught with assumptions that lack rigorous validation and that philosophy must aim to refine and clarify such beliefs to attain greater consistency and truth. By challenging the reader to reconsider fundamental notions—such as the reliability of perception and the nature of knowledge—Russell sets the stage for a deeper exploration of human understanding and the philosophical debates that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1927
653 _aPhilosophy
653 _aPsychology
653 _aPhysics -- Philosophy
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/philosophy00russ
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72981
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