Essays on Bertrand Russell

“The Value of Philosophy” by Bertrand Russell defines philosophy as a study of the uncertain because the questions asked in philosophy have no answers. Once something has an answer it ceases to be philosophy and becomes an entirely new discipline. Thus, philosophy constitutes the undefinable...

Introduction Peter Frederick Strawson, in his essay “On Referring” presents arguments for why Bertrand Russell’s essay “On Denoting’ is problematic. Strawson and Russell conflict regarding forming a language that is accurate and can accurately relate the truth value of philosophical statement. Strawson basically wants to...

The manifestation of war in a society evokes mixed reactions and effects among individuals. War affects the lives of many innocent people within the nation, as illustrated by various studies. When individuals go to war, their lives are at stake, and some do not come...

Abstract Russell, a British philosopher and essayist is the founder of modern analytic philosophy. He made contribution in a broad range of subjects. Russell presents the realities of society and Concept of good man and bad man through his essay,’The Harm That Good Men Do’....

Why Philosophy? Philosophy can be confusing to almost all who studies it, mainly because for many of the questions, there are no definite answers, just more questions. Philosophy is studied simply to not only to attain knowledge, but to create speculation of all that we...

Many scientific studies have clearly shown that each human being has a brain of their own, but theories differ when it comes to the existence of the mind – the immaterial element that enables a person to subjectively experience the world. In “Analogy of Other...

Second Paper The argument that will be presented in this essay is The Problem of Other Minds, which is created by Bertrand Russell. The question that is trying to be answered is how can one justify that other people have minds? The solution that is...

Bertrand Russell (born on 18 May 1872) was a well-known British philosopher who won noble prize in 1950 because of his writings on social, moral and political subjects. One such writing is “In praise of Idleness”, which was published in 1935. During the period from...

A discussion of truth and epistemological theory is what The Problems of Philosophy deliberates. Using analytical methods, Bertrand Russel makes distinctions regarding society’s judgements about reality. Employing Cartesian radical doubts within the introduction, Bertrand Russel concentrates on society’s knowledge of the physical world. Bertrand shares...

There are some problems in philosophy; such as an explanation of the physical world on which every philosopher has a different point of view. Bertrand Russell’s “The problems of philosophy” and Phillip’s “What can I know?” represent two different perspectives to consider finding out the...

Much has been written by philosophers over the past few centuries about the mind-body problem, which addresses the issue pertaining to the duality between one’s physical and mental entities. By pushing this problem further, one can explore rather interesting areas of philosophical thought. For example,...

Abstract Russell, a British philosopher and essayist is the founder of modern analytic philosophy. He made contribution in a broad range of subjects. Russell presents the realities of society and Concept of good man and bad man through his essay,’The Harm That Good Men Do’....

The manifestation of war in a society evokes mixed reactions and effects among individuals. War affects the lives of many innocent people within the nation, as illustrated by various studies. When individuals go to war, their lives are at stake, and some do not come...

In the search for personal truth and validation in the confusing world that we live in, humanists alike have paved the way for social movements and forward thinking. Amongst such individuals are Mahatma Gandhi and Bertrand Russell. Although raised with different religious beliefs and living...

A discussion of truth and epistemological theory is what The Problems of Philosophy deliberates. Using analytical methods, Bertrand Russel makes distinctions regarding society’s judgements about reality. Employing Cartesian radical doubts within the introduction, Bertrand Russel concentrates on society’s knowledge of the physical world. Bertrand shares...

In the search for personal truth and validation in the confusing world that we live in, humanists alike have paved the way for social movements and forward thinking. Amongst such individuals are Mahatma Gandhi and Bertrand Russell. Although raised with different religious beliefs and living...

Education is the root of our society. Education builds a man. Liberality, tolerance, patience- these are generated through education. That is why every sensible person gives priority on the educational system. Bertrand Arthur William Russell, one of the contemporary philosophers, also delivers his view on...