Russell : a very short introduction / A.C. Grayling.

By:

Grayling, A. C

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 59.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780192802583
0192802585
9780192802583

Subject(s):

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970

DDC classification:

192 2

LOC classification:

B1649.R94 G743 2002

Contents:

Life and work -- Logic and philosophy -- Philosophy, mind, and science -- Politics and society -- Russell's influence.

Review: "Bertrand Russell was one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A. C. Grayling introduces both Russell's contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality." "Russell is credited with being one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy, and also with playing an important part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the world. This introduction gives a clear survey of Russell's achievements across their whole range."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Life and work -- Logic and philosophy -- Philosophy, mind, and science -- Politics and society -- Russell's influence.

"Bertrand Russell was one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A. C. Grayling introduces both Russell's contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality." "Russell is credited with being one of the founders of modern analytic philosophy, and also with playing an important part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the world. This introduction gives a clear survey of Russell's achievements across their whole range."--BOOK JACKET.