Our Knowledge of the External World is a compilation of lectures Bertrand Russell delivered in the US in which he questions the very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy. In it he investigates the relationship between ‘individual’ and ‘scientific’ knowledge and questions the means in which we have come to understand our physical world. This is an explosive and controversial work that illustrates instances where the claims of philosophers have been excessive, and examines why their achievements have not been greater.
By:
Bertrand Russell Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 260g ISBN:9780415473774 ISBN 10: 0415473772 Series:Routledge Classics Publication Date:20 February 2009 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Preface 1. Current Tendencies 2. Logic as the Essence of Philosophy 3. On Our Knowledge of the External World 3. The World of Physics and the World of Sense 4. The Theory of Continuity 5. The Problem of Infinity Considered Historically 6. The Positive Theory of Infinity 7. On the Notion of Cause, with Applications to the Free-Will Problem Index
Reviews for Our Knowledge of the External World
‘It is in every sense an epoch-making book: one that has been needed and expected for years.’ - Cambridge Magazine ‘The author maintains a fresh and brilliant yet easy style which always makes his writings a pleasure to read.’ - Nature