First published in 1923, The Prospects of Industrial Civilization is considered the most ambitious of Bertrand Russellâs works on modern society. It offers a rare glimpse into often-ignored subtleties of his political thought and in it...
A precursor to Russellâs famous Principa Mathematica , this is one of the most original and comprehensive treatises on the logical foundation of mathematics available today.
Bertrand Russell was regarded as one of the twentieth centuryââ¬â¢s greatest minds. Well known for his profound knowledge and controversial approach to a myriad of different issues and subjects, his prolific...
An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing Of Volume III Of III With Additional Errata To Volumes I And II: Part V - SERIES (Continued) - Well Ordered Series - Finite And Infinite Series And Ordinals - Compact Series, Rational Series, And Continuous Serie...
An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing Of Volume II Of III With Additional Errata To Volume I: Part III - CARDINAL ARITHMETIC - Definition And Logical Properties Of Cardinal Numbers - Addition, Multiplication And Exponentiation - Finite And Infinite...
Eram duas e meia da manhã quando Levi, Antônio e Arnaldo andavam pelas calçadas sujas de sua cidade. Estavam vagando a mais três horas sem nada pra fazer, Levi odiava fazer isso, preferia estar em casa...
Few philosophers have had a more profound influence on the course of modern philosophy than Bertrand Russell. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive anthology of Russell¿s most definitive essays written between 1903 and...
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 âindividualâ...
First published in 1925, Bertrand Russellâs ABC of Relativity was considered a masterwork of its time, contributing significantly to the mass popularisation of science. Authoritative and accessible, it provides a remarkable introductory...
Between 1931 and 1935, Bertrand Russell contributed some 156 essays to the literary pages of the American newspaper New York American . These were often fun, humorous observations on the very real issues of the day, such as the Depression, the rise of...
According to Bertrand Russell, science is knowledge; that which seeks general laws connecting a number of particular facts. It is, he argues, far superior to art, where much of the knowledge is intangible and assumed. In The Scientific Outlook, Russell...
How do we know what we "know"? How did we -as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? In Human Knowledge, Bertrand Russell questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. This brilliant and controversial...
First published in 1910, Philosophical Essays is one of Bertrand Russellâs earliest works and marks an important period in the evolution of thought of one of the worldâs most influential thinkers. This selection of seve...
Marriage and Morals is a compelling cross-cultural examination of individual, familial and societal attitudes towards sex and marriage. By exploring the codes by which we live our sexual lives and conventional morality, Russell daringly sets out a new...
In his controversial book An Outline of Philosophy, first published in 1927, Bertrand Russell argues that humanity demands consideration solely as the instrument by which we acquire knowledge of the universe. From our inner-world to the outer-world, from...
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell's more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell's most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat.. the growth in Dogmatism",...
In Collected Papers 21 Bertrand Russell grapples with the dilemma that confronted all opponents of militarism and war in the 1930s-namely, what was the most politically and morally appropriate response to international aggression.
The Problem of China, originally published in 1922, is Bertrand Russell's analysis of China's place in the world and its place in the future development of society. It was evident that China would become a major force in international affairs,...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...