Problems of Philosophy

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, Philosophy

Authors: Bertrand Russell In Year : 1912

Book Language: English

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Preface / Chapter I - Appearance and Reality
Chapter II - The Existence of Matter
Chapter III - The Nature of Matter
Chapter IV - Idealism
Chapter V - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
Chapter VI - On Induction
Chapter VII - On Our Knowledge of General Principles
Chapter VIII - How A Priori Knowledge Is Possible
Chapter IX - The World of Universals
Chapter X - On Our Knowledge of Universals
Chapter XI - On Intuitive Knowledge
Chapter XII - Truth and Falsehood
Chapter XIII - Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion
Chapter XIV - The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge
Chapter XV - The Value of Philosophy / Bibliographical Note

The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics.

Russell guides the reader through his famous distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description" and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. (Summary from Wikipedia)