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The Problems of Philosophy

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First published: 1912
Pages: 110

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Preface / Chapter I - Appearance and Reality
17:50
Chapter II - The Existence of Matter
19:54
Chapter III - The Nature of Matter
20:00
Chapter IV - Idealism
16:12
Chapter V - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
28:15
Chapter VI - On Induction
16:42
Chapter VII - On Our Knowledge of General Principles
16:56
Chapter VIII - How A Priori Knowledge Is Possible
16:07
Chapter IX - The World of Universals
21:04
Chapter X - On Our Knowledge of Universals
19:46
Chapter XI - On Intuitive Knowledge
20:53
Chapter XII - Truth and Falsehood
17:41
Chapter XIII - Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion
21:48
Chapter XIV - The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge
21:00
Chapter XV - The Value of Philosophy / Bibliographical Note
16:28

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Bertrand Russell wrote this short guide in 1912 to introduce readers to the questions philosophers actually argue about. Can we prove that a table still exists when no one is looking at it? How do we know the sun will rise tomorrow? What is the difference between knowing a person and knowing facts about them? Russell works through problems of perception, matter, idealism, induction, and the nature of universals, always in plain prose that assumes no prior training. He is honest about how little philosophy can settle for certain, and he closes with a memorable case for why the questions still matter, arguing that they enlarge the mind and loosen the grip of narrow assumptions. A free PDF and EPUB edition is available here.

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and social critic, and a founder of analytic philosophy. A tireless public intellectual, he wrote on everything from mathematical logic to pacifism and won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature.