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The Problems of Philosophy|Bertrand Russell

Overview

In this brief and accessible introduction, Russell guides the reader through his famous 1910 distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description" and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Locke, Kant, Hegel and others. He lays the foundation for philosophical inquiry for general readers and scholars. There are sixteen chapters: Appearance and Reality, The Existence of Matter, The Nature of Matter, Idealism, Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description, On Induction, On Our Knowledge Of General Principles, How A Priori Knowledge Is Possible, The World of Universals, On Our Knowledge of Universals, On Intuitive Knowledge, Truth and Falsehood, Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion, The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge, The Value of Philosophy. Russell also provides a short supplementary reading list.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781781390474
  • ISBN-10: 1781390479
  • Publisher: Benediction Classics
  • Publish Date: January 2012
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.38 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
  • Page Count: 106

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