The Problems of Philosophy - Softcover

Russell, Bertrand

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9355223102 ISBN 13: 9789355223104

Publisher: Classy Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

In The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. He introduces philosophy as a repeating series of (failed) attempts to answer the same questions: Can we prove that there is an external world? Can we prove cause and effect? Can we validate any of our generalizations? Can we objectively justify morality? He asserts that philosophy cannot answer any of these questions and that any value of philosophy must lie elsewhere than in offering proofs to these questions. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them but by probability. There is no reason to doubt the existence of external objects simply because of sense data. A lively and still one of the best introductions to philosophy, this book is a closer reading for students, specialists and casual reading for the general public.

Edition details

• Publisher: Classy Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9355223102
• ISBN 13: 9789355223104
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114