Our Knowledge of the External World
Author(s): Bertrand Russell
"Our Knowledge of the External World" is a compilation of lectures Bertrand Russell delivered in the US in which he questions the very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy. In it he investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge and questions the means in which we have come to understand our physical world. This is an explosive and controversial work that illustrates instances where the claims of philosophers have been excessive, and examines why their achievements have not been greater.
General Information
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- : Taylor & Francis Ltd
- : Routledge
- : 0.259
- : 20 February 2009
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Bertrand Russell
- : Paperback
- : 0905
- : 121
- : 232
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'It is in every sense an epoch-making book: one that has been needed and expected for years.' - Cambridge Magazine 'The author maintains a fresh and brilliant yet easy style which always makes his writings a pleasure to read.' - Nature
Introduction Preface 1. Current Tendencies 2. Logic as the Essence of Philosophy 3. On Our Knowledge of the External World 3. The World of Physics and the World of Sense 4. The Theory of Continuity 5. The Problem of Infinity Considered Historically 6. The Positive Theory of Infinity 7. On the Notion of Cause, with Applications to the Free-Will Problem Index
