内容简介
This brief text assists students in understanding Russell's philosophy and thinking so that they can more fully engage in useful, intelligent class dialogue and improve their understanding of course content. Part of the "Wadsworth Philosophers Series," (which will eventually consist of approximately 100 titles, each focusing on a single "thinker" from ancient times to the present), ON RUSSELL is written by a philosopher deeply versed in the philosophy of this key thinker. Like other books in the series, this concise book offers sufficient insight into the thinking of a notable philosopher better enabling students to engage in the reading and to discuss the material in class and on paper.
作者简介
S. Jack Odell (Ph.D., University of Illinois) is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. Professor Odell works in the theory of meaning, Wittgenstein, metaphilosophy, and Twentieth-Century philosophy.
目录
Preface. Introduction. 1. The Man. 2. Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Reality. 3. Meaning and Language. 4. The Scope and Limits of Knowledge. 5. The Mind Body Problem. 6. Ethics. 7. Gods, Religion, and The Meaning of life. Bibliography.
出版社Wadsworth Pub Co
作者S. Jack Odell