The Art of Philosophizing

by Bertrand Russell

Book Overview

The essays in this little volume, published here for the first time in book form, were written by Bertrand Russell during the Second World War when he was less concerned with the stormy issues of nuclear warfare and the containment of communist aggression. In those years the author was teaching philosophy at American universities and exercising a growing influence on America's student population. The essays assembled here are fundamentally concerned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806529083
• ISBN13: 9780806529080
• Release Date: December 1968
• Publisher: Philosophical Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Bertrand Russell is always full of insights and wisdom.

Just started reading it and already I like that it's telling us how to proceed when we want to find out what may be true or what is most likely to be true where it is impossible to know with certainty what is true. In that beginning you can see it's inspiring for truth seekers.

Wonderfully intelligent and fun.

Beautiful and lucid exposition of art of rational conjecture in Russell's most enjoyable style.