The collected papers of Bertrand Russell / edited by Kenneth Blackwell [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970, author.

Contributor:

Blackwell, Kenneth, editor.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. 1983

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.

Russell, Bertrand.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

volumes <1-15, 21, 28-29> : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

The McMaster University edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Boston : George Allen & Unwin, 1983-<2014>

Summary:

This volume covers the period from the beginning of Russell's work on Volume Two of the "Principles of Mathematics" to the critical discovery of the theory of descriptions in 1905. "Foundations of Logic" gives a vivid picture of Russell wrestling with the logical paradoxes, often unsuccessfully, as he tries out one foundational scheme after another. This volume provides the key to both Bertrand Russell's philosophy of logic and philosophy of mathematics. It includes unpublished work on the theory of denoting which predates Russell's famous article of 1905 and unpublished manuscripts on the so-called "zig-zag" theory with which Russell attempted to provide a type-free foundation for mathematics. The volume also gathers together for the first time a number of reviews and survey articles, along with two talks on modality and truth. It will be an essential addition to any Bertrand Russell collection.

Contents:

V. 1. Cambridge essays, 1888-99

v. 2. Philosophical papers, 1896-99

v. 3. Toward the "Principles of Mathematics", 1900-02

v. 4. Foundations of logic, 1903-05

v. 5. Toward "Principia mathematica" 1905-08

v. 6. Logical and philosophical papers, 1909-13

v. 7. Theory of Knowledge: the 1913 Manuscript

v. 8. The philosophy of logical atomism and other essays

v. 9. Essays on language, mind and matter, 1919-26

v. 10. A fresh look at empiricism, 1927-42

v. 11. Last philosophical testament 1943-68

v. 12. Contemplation and action, 1902-14

v. 13. Prophecy and dissent, 1914-16

v. 14. Pacifism and revolution, 1916-18

v. 15. Uncertain paths to freedom : Russia and China, 1919-22

v. 21. How to keep the peace: the pacifist dilemma, 1935-38

v. 26. Cold war fears and hopes, 1950-52

v. 28. Man's peril, 1954-55

v. 29. Détente or destruction, 1955-57

Notes:

Subsequent editors include Richard A. Rempel, John G. Slater, Bernd Frohmann, Andrew G. Bone, and Michael D. Stevenson.

Volumes 2, 9, 13 have imprint: London ; Boston : Unwin Hyman.

Volumes 3-6, 10-11, 14-15, 21, 26, 28-29 have imprint: London ; New York : Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970. Selections. 1983. Collected papers of Bertrand Russell.

ISBN:

004920095X

9780049200951

9780049200678

0049200674

9780415094177

0415094178

9780415094061

0415094062

9780415820981

0415820987

9780415094245

0415094240

OCLC:

9893573