Reissuing several works originally published between 1918 and 1985, Routledge Library Editions: Russell offers a selection of scholarship covering the life and theories of Bertrand Russell. The set includes two biographies, a skit commentary and works looking at areas of Russell's thought and philosophies from ethics to nature of knowledge.
By Elizabeth Ramsden Eames
July 03, 2014
When future generations come to analyze and survey twentieth-century philosophy as a whole, Bertrand Russell’s logic and theory of knowledge is assured a place of prime importance. Yet until this book was first published in 1969 no comprehensive treatment of his epistemology had appeared. ...
By Herbert Gottschalk
July 03, 2014
Bertrand Russell’s eminence of intellect and person has long been unassailable. Besides his distinction as mathematician and philosopher, and a vast output of books, articles, lectures and talks on most aspects of the human condition, there is his continuing concern for day-to-day political issues,...
By Alan Wood
July 03, 2014
‘Fascinating’, ‘brilliant’, ‘oddly moving’, ‘a warm human picture’ – this biography was enthusiastically received when it came out in 1957. And no wonder. It is not only the lively story of a distinguished man but a lucid account of his work and its significance. The author, who was himself a ...
By Joe Park
April 10, 2014
Although scholars from many disciplines have turned their attention to Russell’s work and appraised its significance for a number of fields, and an extensive literature on him emerged, until this book, first published in 1963, no thorough study on Russell’s contribution to education – an area to ...
By Barry Feinberg, Ronald Kasrils
April 10, 2014
Originally published in 1973, this volume documents Bertrand Russell’s travels in America covering the period 1896-1945. It is presented in two halves with the first a biographical account of Russell’s involvement with the United States, with special reference to the seven visits he made there ...
By Barry Feinberg, Ronald Kasrils
April 10, 2014
Originally published in 1984, this volume documents Bertrand Russell’s travels in America covering the period 1945-1970. It is presented in two halves with the first a biographical account of Russell’s involvement with the United States, with special reference to the seven visits he made there ...
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By Philip E. B. Jourdain
April 10, 2014
This skit of Bertrand Russell’s philosophy was originally published in 1918 by Russell’s correspondent friend Jourdain. The introduction explains that the contents purport to be lost papers written by Mr. B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll, a contemporary of Bertrand Russell. This politically humorous volume from ...
By Kenneth Blackwell
April 10, 2014
Bertrand Russell’s professional philosophical reputation rests mainly on his mathematical logic and theory of knowledge. In this study, first published in 1985, however, Kenneth Blackwell considers Russell’s writings on ethics and metaethics and uncovers the conceptual unity in Russell’s normative ...
By Various
November 22, 2012
Reissuing several works originally published between 1918 and 1985, Routledge Library Editions: Russell (8 volume set) offers a selection of scholarship covering the life and theories of Bertrand Russell. Russell (1872-1970) is the twentieth century’s most important liberal thinker and probably its...