Russell

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

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    Bertrand Russell's Life

    Bertrant Russell was an amazing man who remained a prominent figure and great thinker, helping society for almost 100 years!
  • Birth!

    Birth!
    Little Russell is born, little does anyone know the lasting affects he will have on society for years and years to come.
  • Russell's Paradox

    Russell's Paradox
    Russell's paradox is confusing, but forces mathematics to look at sets differently than prior theories. "that the set of all sets that are not members of themselves cannot exist. Such a set would be a member of itself if and only if it were not a member of itself. This paradox is based on the fact that some sets are members of themselves and some are not." Russell’s Paradox (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). (2020, October 12). from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/russell-paradox/
  • Theory of Types

    He introduced the theory of types because he felt that his prior work of Russell's Paradox wasn't well enough explained. Type theory is considered a foundation of mathematics. His work regarding type theory still has use in todays world of computer science. Type Theory (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). (2022, September 6). Retrieved September 23, 2022, from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/type-theory/#TypeTheoTheo
  • Logical Atomism

    Russell often spoke of logical atomism. Questioned with "If our knowledge of the external world comes through inferences to the best explanation, and if such inferences are always fallible, what guarantee do we have that our beliefs are true?" He said Everything consists of atoms, and their properties. Together these form facts, which combine to logically form objects. Bertrand Russell (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). (2020, May 27). from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/russell/#RTDD
  • The Problems with Philosophy

    The following link does a great job explaining part of this book.
    Problems with Philosophy
    This book addresses a common problem discussing whether anything in life is actually real, it questions if we can actually trust the things that we experience as real. Russell puts into perspective different angles of individual experiences, and because each person is experiencing something differently, it begs the question of is the experience real?