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Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays

This anthology collects a number of fascinating strands of Bertrand Russell's thought. "Mathematics and the Metaphysicians" details the impact of the 1900 World Congress of Philosophers on Russell's development and the hope that new methods in mathematics could be applied to the solution of ancient philosophical problems. Many of the subsequent essays show the evolution of this hope as Russell worked on the foundations of mathematics and applied the new methods to the reconstruction of physical objects on the basis of sense-data, and the redefinition of matter and cause. (Landon D. C. Elkind)

Year of Publication: 1918Genres: Modern , Philosophy

Running Time: 08 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Landon D. C. Elkind	3:53
2	Mysticism and Logic Landon D. C. Elkind	1:05:52
3	The Place of Science in a Liberal Education Landon D. C. Elkind	27:10
4	A Free Man's Worship Landon D. C. Elkind	25:49
5	The Study of Mathematics Landon D. C. Elkind	34:30
6	Mathematics and the Metaphysicians Landon D. C. Elkind	49:42
7	On Scientific Method in Philosophy Landon D. C. Elkind	59:01
8	The Ultimate Constituents of Matter Landon D. C. Elkind	44:12
9	The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics (Part 1) Landon D. C. Elkind	36:36
10	The Relation of Sense-Data to Physics (Part 2) Landon D. C. Elkind	38:41
11	On the Notion of Cause Landon D. C. Elkind	1:02:45
12	Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description Landon D. C. Elkind	53:48