So the 22-year-old Bertrand Russell wrote to his fiancée Alys Pearsall Smith in November 1894. The object of his “extravagant admiration” was George Edward Moore (always known as “GE Moore” because he ...

Philosophy is indispensable for intellecutal progress but needs to avoid the seven sins of dogmatism, arrogance, obscurity, isolation, irrelevance, narrowness, and nihilism.

In 1932 Russell published Marriage and Morals as the New Philosophy’s manifesto on sexual morality. Widely regarded as a manifesto endorsing adultery, it was nothing of the sort. Since children were ...

Philosophy isn’t just about abstract ideas; it’s about how to live well. Bertrand Russell’s classic examines why so many people are unhappy despite having modern comforts. He argues that social ...

10. A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell For those looking to understand the evolution of philosophical thought, Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy is an invaluable resource. It ...

In a discussion on philosophy, Bertrand Russell defines philosophy as speculation about matters beyond current scientific knowledge. He contrasts philosophy with science, stating that while ...

[Bertrand Russell: Philosophy’s ulterior motives] H egel is probably best known today for his teleological belief that human history tends toward progress and is guided rationally by Geist, or “spirit ...

At school, he had read Bertrand Russell’s “The Principles of Mathematics,” which argued for the “logicist” view that mathematical truths and concepts can be derived from logical ones.

Philosophy often flourishes in the aftermath of wars, especially lost wars. Socrates served in the losing Athenian army in the Peloponnesian War; Thomas Hobbes wrote “Leviathan” while in exile ...