| The Problems of Philosophy (Annotated) Contributor(s): Russell, Bertrand (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798712858477 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.38 lbs) 144 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Problems of Philosophy is a 1912 book by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, in which the author attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. He introduces philosophy as a repeating series of (failed) attempts to answer the same questions: Can we prove that there is an external world? Can we prove cause and effect? Can we validate any of our generalizations? Can we objectively justify morality? He asserts that philosophy cannot answer any of these questions and that any value of philosophy must lie elsewhere than in offering proofs to these questions.Focusing 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. |
