Bertrand Russell and the origins of analytical philosophy / edited and introduced by Ray Monk and Anthony Palmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monk, Ray.

Palmer, Anthony, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.

Russell, Bertrand.

Analysis (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xvi, 383 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

2. impression.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, United Kingdom : Thoemmes Press, 1998.

Summary:

"The chief thesis I have to maintain", Bertrand Russell once wrote, "is the legitimacy of analysis". His reputation as the founder of the analytic tradition, secure for many decades, has come under some attack recently from the emphasis placed by Michael Dummett and others on the role played by Gottlob Frege.

This collection of new essays from distinguished philosophers and Russell scholars explores Russell's own unique and enduringly important contribution to shaping the concerns and the methods of contemporary analytical philosophers. It includes both general discussions of the nature of analytical philosophy and minutely detailed analyses of Russell's own arguments, and covers the whole range of Russell's famously varied output.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1855064766

OCLC:

35023617