Mysticism and Logic

Mysticism and Logic is one of Russell's most celebrated collection of essays. It sets the tone for analytical philosophy in the English-speaking world and is Russell's first foray into the role of public philosopher. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Bernard Linsky.

List of contents

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Bernard Linsky Preface (1917) Preface (1929) 1. A Free Man's Worship 2. Mysticism and Logic 3. The Place of Science in a Liberal Education 4. The Study of Mathematics 5. Mathematics and the Metaphysicians 6. On Scientific Method in Philosophy 7. The Ultimate Constituents of Matter 8. The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics 9. On the Notion of Cause 10. Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description. Index

About the author

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician and gifted philosopher, Russell remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

Summary

Mysticism and Logic is one of Russell's most celebrated collection of essays. It sets the tone for analytical philosophy in the English-speaking world and is Russell's first foray into the role of public philosopher. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Bernard Linsky.

Product details

• Authors: Bertrand Russell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032914855
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291485-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of religion, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge