Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes

Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes
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ISBN-13 : 9781566633574
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Book Synopsis Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes by : Paul Strathern

Download or read book Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes written by Paul Strathern and published by Philosophers in 90 Minutes (Pa. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization."--Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. "Well-written, clear and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to stop reading."--Richard Bernstein, New York Times. "Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise."--Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal. These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensive and interesting to almost everyone. Far from being a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.

Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes

Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes
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Download or read book Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes written by Paul Strathern and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wittgenstein (1889-1951) in 90 Minutes

Wittgenstein (1889-1951) in 90 Minutes
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ISBN-10 : 1566631319
ISBN-13 : 9781566631310
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Book Synopsis Wittgenstein (1889-1951) in 90 Minutes by : Paul Strathern

Download or read book Wittgenstein (1889-1951) in 90 Minutes written by Paul Strathern and published by Philosophers in 90 Minutes. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensible and interesting to almost everyone.

The Problems of Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9780192854230
ISBN-13 : 0192854232
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Book Synopsis The Problems of Philosophy by : Bertrand Russell

Download or read book The Problems of Philosophy written by Bertrand Russell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, truth and falsehood, the distinction between knowledge, error and probable opinion, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.

After Many a Summer Dies the Swan

After Many a Summer Dies the Swan
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Publisher : Ivan R. Dee
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781461741350
ISBN-13 : 1461741351
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Book Synopsis After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by : Aldous Huxley

Download or read book After Many a Summer Dies the Swan written by Aldous Huxley and published by Ivan R. Dee. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity-these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With his customary wit and intellectual sophistication, Huxley pursues his characters in their quest for the eternal, finishing on a note of horror. "This is Mr. Huxley's Hollywood novel, and you might expect it to be fantastic, extravagant, crazy and preposterous. It is all that, and heaven and hell too....It is the kind of novel that he is particularly the master of, where the most extraordinary and fortuitous events are followed by contemplative little essays on the meaning of life....The story is outrageously good."—New York Times. "A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence."—The New Yorker. "Mr. Huxley's elegant mockery, his cruel aptness of phrase, the revelations and the ingenious surprises he springs on the reader are those of a master craftsman; Mr. Huxley is at the top of his form." —London Times Literary Supplement.

The Value of Philosophy

The Value of Philosophy
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Total Pages : 27
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ISBN-10 : 1549905546
ISBN-13 : 9781549905544
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Download or read book The Value of Philosophy written by Bertrand Russell and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Value of Philosophy" is one of the most important chapters of Bertrand's Russell's magnum Opus, The Problems of Philosophy. As a whole, Russell focuses on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them but by probability. There is no reason to doubt the existence of external objects simply because of sense data.

Theory of Knowledge

Theory of Knowledge
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9781135858391
ISBN-13 : 113585839X
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Download or read book Theory of Knowledge written by Bertrand Russell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory of Knowledge gives us a picture of one of the great minds of the twentieth century at work. It is possible to see the unsolved problems left without disguise or evasion. Historically, it is invaluable to our understanding of both Russell's own thought and his relationship with Wittgenstein.