Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

1872–1970 · British

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He influenced mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.

analytic philosophyfreethoughtWestern philosophy
Nobel Prize in Literature (1950)Fellow of the Royal SocietyMedal Carl von OssietzkyKalinga Prize (1957)De Morgan Medal (1932)
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8 books in collection

Must-Read1945

A History of Western Philosophy

Philosophy

Must-Read1929

Marriage and Morals

Philosophy

Must-Read1926

Our Knowledge of the External World

Philosophy

Must-Read1900

Problems of Philosophy

Philosophy

Must-Read1927

Why I Am Not a Christian

Philosophy

Recommended1935

In Praise of Idleness

Philosophy

Recommended1918

Roads to Freedom

Economics

Recommended1920

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism

Philosophy