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Russell Revisited: Critical Reflections on the Thought of Bertrand Russell
Author(s): Alan Schwerin under the auspices of the Bertrand Russell Society (Author, Editor)
- Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Publication Date: 16 May 2008
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 165 pages
- ISBN-10: 1847184944
- ISBN-13: 9781847184948
Book Description
Bertrand Russell has played a central role in the development of modern western philosophy, especially analytic philosophy. An appreciation of the main themes and arguments of the thinkers who contributed to this modern movement in philosophy must include references to and analyses of Russell’s important contributions. It would seem that many do recognize the significance of his thought and have shown this in a somewhat dramatic manner. Russell’s Google number, for instance, is about 2.35 million. If the number of entries listed in this search engine is any indication of the level of interest online in Russell, we can surely conclude that the thought and life of this aristocratic English philosopher, logician and humanist still captures the imagination of tens of thousands, if not millions around the globe – even some thirty-seven years after his death. How do we account for this abiding interest in Russell? In a word it is accessibility. Whether it is the complex epistemological issue of the veracity of sense-data, the conundrums associated with the possibility of non-existent objects, the intricacies of the debates on the nature of language or the interminable search of a clear understanding of happiness, Russell inevitably has something profound and clear to say on the matter. Readers of Russell Revisited: Critical Reflections on the Thought of Bertrand Russell will be reminded of this fact time and time again as they explore the analyses here. Representing some of the best of the most recent scholarship on Russell, the articles gathered in this collection serve as a testament to the value of Russell’s diverse contributions to a wide range of challenging philosophical issues.
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About the Author
Alan Schwerin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Monmouth University in New Jersey. He is the author of The Reluctant Revolutionary (Peter Lang 1988) and most recently edited Bertrand Russell on Nuclear War, Peace and Language (Greenwood 2002). He is currently the president of The Bertrand Russell Society.
