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90 Minutes with Bertrand Russell,
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This review is from: Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) (Paperback)
This short book of 92 pages is one of the entries in Strathern's 90 Minutes series. If you know absolutely nothing about Russell you could begin with this book-- but you will need more than it provides to really understand this major philosopher. The heart of this book is the 63 page essay "Russell's Life and Works." Strathern describes how Russell revolted against the prevailing neo-Hegelian idealism he found at Cambridge as a student and developed a philosophy based on logical analysis which he later called "logical atomism" because it stressed the discreteness of things rather than seeing them as all interelated parts of the neo-Hegelian "Absolute." The best part of the book is the non-technical explanation of "Russell's Paradox" and his "Theory of Types." Unfortunately, Strathern does not present Russell's mature philosophy. He gives an overview of Russell's thoufgr based on works from which he later diverged. Strathern should have consulted Russell's 1959 "My Philosopical Development" where he gives his final views on many of the topics discussed in this small book. Russell may need more than ninety minutes!
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Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes Series) by Paul Strathern (Paperback - April 17, 2001)
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