Mysticism and Logic, Bertrand Russell
Mysticism and Logic, Bertrand Russell
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Mysticism and Logic

Author: Bertrand Russell

Narrator: Graham Dunlop

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/21/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Logic


Synopsis

Mysticism and Logic. The first essay, which gives its title to the volume, endeavors to define the respective spheres of logic and mysticism. Bertrand Russell describes this and the four essays that follow as "entirely popular". They are concerned with "The Place of Science in a Liberal Education", "A Free Man's Worship", and "The Study of Mathematics". The next five essays are "somewhat more technical", though written with the lucidity and power which distinguish all Bertrand Russell's work in its appeal to layman and professional alike. "The Ultimate Constituents of Matter", "On Scientific Method in Philosophy", "The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics", and "On the Notion of Cause" are some of the subjects in this section.

About Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell was a philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. His most influential contributions include his championing of logicism.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on June 15, 2016

There is something strange about Russell’s writing. Although he often adopts a formal, even stilted, style, and tackles the most abstruse logical problems, his personality is always floating in the background, barely out of sight. The feeling is like Russell is there, in the room with you, reading a......more