Logic And Knowledge: Essays 1901-1950
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — tears and chips along folds and corners of jacket, faded spine; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed; minor stains on fep. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Intact.
At the crossroads of mathematics, logic, and epistemology stands Bertrand Russell — one of the twentieth century's most formidable philosophical minds — and Logic and Knowledge collects the essential essays that defined his intellectual legacy across five remarkable decades. Edited by Robert C. Marsh, this anthology gathers Russell's landmark papers from 1901 to 1950, including foundational works such as On Denoting, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism, and Mathematical Logic as Based on the Theory of Types, each a cornerstone of analytic philosophy. Russell's prose is a rare achievement: rigorous yet accessible, surgical in its precision yet animated by a genuine passion for truth. These essays do not merely chronicle the development of modern logic — they actively constructed it, reshaping how philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists understand language, meaning, and the structure of the world. For the serious student of philosophy or the intellectually curious reader, this collection presents an unparalleled opportunity to witness one of history's greatest minds wrestling with the deepest questions of knowledge and existence.
Author: Bertrand Russell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, George Allen & Unwin
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — tears and chips along folds and corners of jacket, faded spine; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed; minor stains on fep. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Intact.
At the crossroads of mathematics, logic, and epistemology stands Bertrand Russell — one of the twentieth century's most formidable philosophical minds — and Logic and Knowledge collects the essential essays that defined his intellectual legacy across five remarkable decades. Edited by Robert C. Marsh, this anthology gathers Russell's landmark papers from 1901 to 1950, including foundational works such as On Denoting, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism, and Mathematical Logic as Based on the Theory of Types, each a cornerstone of analytic philosophy. Russell's prose is a rare achievement: rigorous yet accessible, surgical in its precision yet animated by a genuine passion for truth. These essays do not merely chronicle the development of modern logic — they actively constructed it, reshaping how philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists understand language, meaning, and the structure of the world. For the serious student of philosophy or the intellectually curious reader, this collection presents an unparalleled opportunity to witness one of history's greatest minds wrestling with the deepest questions of knowledge and existence.