The Problems of PhilosophyBertrand Russell's attempt to provide a short, non-critical work on the philosophical theory of knowledge. Beginning with immediate "sense-data" and gradually introducing induction, a priori knowledge and the distinction between knowledge types, Mr. Russell's work is a gem. |
Contents
Appearance and Reality | 1 |
The Existence of Matter | 9 |
The Nature of Matter | 17 |
Idealism | 25 |
Knowledge by Acquaintance | 33 |
On Induction | 45 |
On Our Knowledge | 53 |
How a priori Knowledge is Possible | 63 |
The World of Universals | 71 |
On Our Knowledge of Universals | 79 |
On Intuitive Knowledge | 87 |
Truth and Falsehood | 93 |
Knowledge Error and | 103 |
The Limits | 111 |
The Value of Philosophy | 121 |
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