Russell on Ethics

Russell on Ethics
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9781317835486
ISBN-13 : 1317835484
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Synopsis Russell on Ethics by : Bertrand Russell

Russell on Ethics presents a coherent and comprehensive collection of Russell's ethical writings, drawing on a wide range of his publications on ethical concerns, many of which have been difficult to access by students and general readers. Charles Pigden provides an accessible introduction to the papers, situating them within the field of ethics as a whole and detailed annotations on the papers themselves, analysing their arguments and exploring their relevance to current concerns. Russell on Ethics represents a valuable insight into Russell as an ethicist, which will be useful to both specialist and non-specialist alike.

Russell on Ethics

Russell on Ethics
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781317835493
ISBN-13 : 1317835492
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Russell on Ethics by : Bertrand Russell

Russell on Ethics presents a coherent and comprehensive collection of Russell's ethical writings, drawing on a wide range of his publications on ethical concerns, many of which have been difficult to access by students and general readers. Charles Pigden provides an accessible introduction to the papers, situating them within the field of ethics as a whole and detailed annotations on the papers themselves, analysing their arguments and exploring their relevance to current concerns. Russell on Ethics represents a valuable insight into Russell as an ethicist, which will be useful to both specialist and non-specialist alike.

Russell on Ethics

Russell on Ethics
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0415156602
ISBN-13 : 9780415156608
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Russell on Ethics by : Bertrand Russell

Charles Pigden provides an accessible introduction to Russell's writings within the field of ethics as a whole by analyzing their arguments and exploring their relevance to current concerns.

The Spinozistic Ethics of Bertrand Russell

The Spinozistic Ethics of Bertrand Russell
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780415660174
ISBN-13 : 0415660173
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Spinozistic Ethics of Bertrand Russell by : Kenneth Blackwell

Bertrand Russell's professional philosophical reputation rests mainly on his mathematical logic and theory of knowledge. This study, first published in 1985, however, considers Russell's writings on ethics and metaethics and uncovers the conceptual unity in Russell's normative ethic. It traces that unity to the influence of Spinoza's central ethical concept, the 'intellectual love of God', and then evaluates the ethic which is termed 'impersonal self-enlargement'. This book provides a positive re-evaluation of Russell's status in the major philosophical field of ethics and is welcomed by students of moral philosophy as well as those interested in Bertrand Russell's works.

Russell on Religion

Russell on Religion
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 0415180929
ISBN-13 : 9780415180924
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Russell on Religion by : Bertrand Russell

Russell on Religion presents a comprehensive and accessible selection of Bertrand Russell's writing on religion and related topics from the turn of the century to the end of his life. The influence of religion pervades almost all Bertrand Russell's writings from his mathematical treatises to his early fiction. Russell contends with religion as a philosopher, as a historian, as a social critic and as a private individual. The papers in this volume are arranged chronologically for optimum coherence of the development of Russell's thinking and are divided into five main sections: * Personal statements * Religion and Philosophy * Religion and Science * Religion and Morality * Religion and History. Students at all levels will find this a valuable insight into Russell's thought on religion.

Bertrand Russell's Ethics

Bertrand Russell's Ethics
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781847144096
ISBN-13 : 1847144098
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Bertrand Russell's Ethics by : Michael K. Potter

Bertrand Russell was not only one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century; he was also a humanitarian and activist who fought for many moral, social, and political causes. During his lifetime, the general public knew him for his activism and popular works, in which he tackled such diverse topics as sexual ethics, religion, war, and nuclear disarmament. Besides the great achievements in mathematical logic on which his reputation rests, Russell was a pioneer in moral philosophy, and his work in this area informed and guided his activism. Russell created one of the first versions of a meta-ethical theory known as emotivism (sometimes also called the 'boo-hooray' theory, later popularized by A.J. Ayer and C.L. Stevenson) which maintains that ethical statements cannot be true or false - they are simply expressions of emotional attitudes. That Russell could hold such a theory while being at the same time an ardent activist is one feat. That his version was superior to more popular versions of emotivism is another. Yet, despite the fact that Russell held on to some form of emotivism for most of his professional life, and despite the fact that the theory is present in some of his best-known books, it was virtually ignored until the late 1990s. Michael K. Potter's book brings an important new dimension to our understanding of Russell's life, his activism, and his contribution to moral philosophy.

The Value of Philosophy

The Value of Philosophy
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Total Pages : 27
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ISBN-10 : 1549905546
ISBN-13 : 9781549905544
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Value of Philosophy by : Bertrand Russell

"The Value of Philosophy" is one of the most important chapters of Bertrand's Russell's magnum Opus, The Problems of Philosophy. As a whole, Russell focuses on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them but by probability. There is no reason to doubt the existence of external objects simply because of sense data.

The Problems of Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9780192854230
ISBN-13 : 0192854232
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Problems of Philosophy by : Bertrand Russell

This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, truth and falsehood, the distinction between knowledge, error and probable opinion, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.

In praise of idleness

In praise of idleness
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:444187827
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Synopsis In praise of idleness by : Bertrand Russell

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