Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays.
Title:
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays.
Author:
Russell, Bertrand.
ISBN:
9781776512690
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (288 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Contents -- Preface -- I - Mysticism and Logic -- II - The Place of Science in a Liberal Education -- III - A Free Man's Worship -- IV - The Study of Mathematics -- V - Mathematics and the Metaphysicians -- VI - On Scientific Method in Philosophy -- VII - The Ultimate Constituents of Matter -- VIII - The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics -- IX - On the Notion of Cause -- X - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description -- Endnotes.
Abstract:
One of the keenest philosophical minds of the twentieth century, Bertrand Russell wrote a number of classic volumes on the subject, including the venerated survey A History of Western Philosophy. In this volume, Russell takes on the subjects of religion and logical reasoning with his characteristic elegance and penetrating insight.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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