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In An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth, Bertrand Russell returns to philosophy after a long period of writing about education, religion and marriage. Investigating how we can be justified in what we know and how we can reconcile knowledge of the physical world with immediate sensory knowledge, Russell sets out to reconcile the various aspects of his thought since his early logicist periodâhe view that mathematical truths are ultimately logical truths.

Russell's goal is to stress-test empiricism in light of contemporary developments in logic and language or, as Russell himself succinctly puts it, to combine a general outlook akin to Hume's with the methods that have grown out of modern logic. His quest combines three strands: metaphysical, epistemological and linguistic. Both a fascinating insight into Russellâs evolving views and the continuity of his thinking over the years, it also foreshadows many future debates which came to occupy centre stage within English-speaking

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 3/17/2025
      ISBN-13 9781032914879
      978-1032914879
      ISBN-10 1032914874
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      Book Synopsis

      In An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth, Bertrand Russell returns to philosophy after a long period of writing about education, religion and marriage. Investigating how we can be justified in what we know and how we can reconcile knowledge of the physical world with immediate sensory knowledge, Russell sets out to reconcile the various aspects of his thought since his early logicist periodâhe view that mathematical truths are ultimately logical truths.

      Russell's goal is to stress-test empiricism in light of contemporary developments in logic and language or, as Russell himself succinctly puts it, to combine a general outlook akin to Hume's with the methods that have grown out of modern logic. His quest combines three strands: metaphysical, epistemological and linguistic. Both a fascinating insight into Russellâs evolving views and the continuity of his thinking over the years, it also foreshadows many future debates which came to occupy centre stage within English-speaking

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