Problems of Philosophy

by Bertrand Russell

15 chapters4h 50mEnglish1912

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The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics.Russell guides the reader through his famous distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description" and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Chapters (15)

1Preface / Chapter I - Appearance and Reality

1070

2Chapter II - The Existence of Matter

1194

3Chapter III - The Nature of Matter

1200

4Chapter IV - Idealism

972

5Chapter V - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description

1695

6Chapter VI - On Induction

1002

7Chapter VII - On Our Knowledge of General Principles

1016

8Chapter VIII - How A Priori Knowledge Is Possible

967

9Chapter IX - The World of Universals

1264

10Chapter X - On Our Knowledge of Universals

1186

11Chapter XI - On Intuitive Knowledge

1253

12Chapter XII - Truth and Falsehood

1061

13Chapter XIII - Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion

1308

14Chapter XIV - The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge

1260

15Chapter XV - The Value of Philosophy / Bibliographical Note

988

Problems of Philosophy

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