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Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, Bertrand.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics.
- Philosophy.
- Science.
- Local Subjects:
- Mathematics.
- Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland : The Floating Press, 1917.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of the keenest philosophical minds of the twentieth century, Bertrand Russell wrote a number of classic volumes on the subject, including the venerated survey A History of Western Philosophy. In this volume, Russell takes on the subjects of religion and logical reasoning with his characteristic elegance and penetrating insight.
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; Preface; I - Mysticism and Logic; II - The Place of Science in a Liberal Education; III - A Free Man''s Worship; IV - The Study of Mathematics; V - Mathematics and the Metaphysicians; VI - On Scientific Method in Philosophy; VII - The Ultimate Constituents of Matter; VIII - The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics; IX - On the Notion of Cause; X - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description; Endnotes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-77651-269-3
- OCLC:
- 682540578
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