Bertrand Russell

something contained within this independent reality. Correspondence theorist and modern philosopher Bertrand Russell, in addition, sets two other parameters for truth: (1) truth questions must have an opposite which is generally falsehood; (2) truth questions must concern beliefs because only beliefs can be falsifiable and without falsifiability there can be no truth. In his book The Problems of Philosophy Russell aims to further elucidate the correspondence of fact and belief initially by…

In “The Problems of Philosophy”, Bertrand Russell argues the notion of idealism based on the argument made by Bishop Berkeley. Berkeley believes that the existence of sense data is depends on our sensation. Since sense data is the only evidence to the existence of our perception, whatever we known is mental. Then, anything can be known must be in some mind. Therefore if anything is not in my mind, it must be in some other mind, which indicates the mind of God. Based on the argument, I will argue…

describe a datum.” (Therefore, the cogito argument proves nothing.)”. This Russell critique can be explained by showing the focus of this response to be an attack on the use of the word I as a grammatical bridge point between two ideas, and not philosophically significant. Russell, like Hyperaspistes, believes the use of “I” is unwarranted by Descartes. While Hyperaspistes believes that there is another soul that is thinking, Russell doubts that I is even describing anything of substance.…

Topic-Review Paper The Meditations (Book Two) by Marcus Aurelius In this piece we are reminded that each day we will meet some good people and terrible people alike. But we have faults too, so we should not be angry with them. For we are all just bits of blood, bones and breath. Life is fleeting, our bodies will decay. As for death, it is nothing to fear, it can’t hurt us. But the most important part of us is our minds. We shouldn’t let them be slaves to selfish passions, quarrel with fate, or…

two examples of those that misconstrue Moore’s strategy might be indicative of my contention: Bertrand Russell’s elegant review of PE ('The Meaning of Good,' The Independent Review 2, Mar 1904, 328-33) and more recently, Thomas Baldwin’s sophisticated treatment of the open question argument (class readings; 2010). It seems to me that they both miss the salient point of The Naturalistic Fallacy. Russell misses the point when he focuses on what ought one do (p.330)…

Russell’s theory states that the existence of a teapot orbiting the sun shares the same amount of evidence and likelihood as the existence of God. Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, proposed the concept that if a theory of a teapot orbiting the sun was taught, passed on and accepted, it was essentially saying that God must then necessarily exist. This introduces the idea that perhaps God is nothing but an inherited…

While many believe that capitalism is a great ideology, one fails to question, whether or not capitalism is beneficial to our economy. Bertrand Russell once said, “Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.” The articles “Does Capitalism Inevitably Produce Inequalities” (Robertson), “Of the 1%, For the 1%, By the 1%” (Stiglitz), “Hunger…

yourself, or others. The choice is not so finite; it could lay anywhere in between the two. The perspectives of William Lyon Phelps and Bertrand Russell are antithetical to each other, but their views are on differing topics as well. Phelps implies that you must have certainty in yourself in order to complete and defeat any task in the way. On the other hand, Russell mentions that the views or opinion you encounter should never be completely accepted and a minute amount of doubt shall always be…

In this essay, I will discuss the ontology of fictional characters and events. At first glance, such a topic may seem absurd. Fiction is often understood as something fabricated by the imagination, separating itself from reality. However, does this mean that fictional characters and events cannot exist? I wish to explore this topic, looking at certain aspects of fiction, such as how fictional objects can actually exist, how one may even discuss the fictional, and characters as literary artefacts…

streets of Paris and made this entry in her diary:”They filled the grave and put sheaves of flowers on it. Everything is over Pierre is sleeping his last sleep beneath the earth it is the end of everything, everything, everything.” The Atheist Bertrand Russell Adds his testament:”No fire. no heroism, no integrity of thought and feeling can preserve an individual life beyond the grave.”And Schopenhauer, the German philosopher and pessimist was even more bitter. He wrote:” To desire immortality is…