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The Birth And Childhood: Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell was born on the eighteenth of May in the year 1872. He was born in Trelleck, United Kingdom to parents John Russell and Katharine Russell (also known as: Lord and Lady Amberley). Bertrand Russell was born on the eighteenth of May in the year 1872. By the time Bertrand was six years of age he had lost most of his family members to include his: parents, sister and his grandfather, he and his older brother Frank had to be out into the care of his grandmother. -
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An Educational Video: Who was Bertrand Russell?
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Bertrand Russell's Childhood Isolation & Discovery
Bertrand Russell was sent to public school but received his education at home, privately in isolation from other children which spanned until he left for college in 1890. In 1883 at the age of 11, Russell discovered his love for Euclidean geometry it introduced him to a world of endless knowledge/possibilities. His earliest philosophical moment was in his adolescence, he decided to abandon the Christian faith. He felt that the faith wasn't demonstrable on a secure foundation to be real. -
Bertrand Russell: College
In 1890, Bertrand Russell went off to the Trinity College at the University of Cambridge to study mathematics. Russell was inducted into the Apostles, a secret society mostly for students that had many other influential people within the group.Russell made many friends, within the society, which ended his isolation. Despite his love for math he had a desire to discover. He wanted to find more knowledge so he dropped math as his major to study philosophy which he has made great discoveries in. -
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Some of Bertrand Russell's Notable Works
1896: Russell published his first political work surrounding the socialist movement in Germany 1897: Won fellowship at Trinity College for a revised thesis of Immanuel Kant's 1781 work, Critique of Prue Reason, he titled An Essay on the Foundations of Germany. 1910-1913: He worked with philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead, on mathematic principles 1931: Due to his father being deemed the 1st Earl Russell, by Queen Victoria and his brother dying childless he is deemed the 3rd Earl Russell -
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Russell's Personal Life
Bertrand Russell was married for times: to
Alys P. Smith (1894-1921)
Dora Black (1921-1935)
Patricia Spence (1936-1952)
Edith (1952-) Russell has written at least 69 books and at least 2,000 articles and essays involving many academic disciplines like (math and science). Russell made many statements and arguments regarding religion (and even debated it) he did not believe that God was or could be real (because it was not scientifically proven) -
Notable Ideas + Picture & Additional Video
Some of Bertrand Russell's most notable ideas included: Automated Reasoning: area of science dedicated to understanding reasoning Analytic philosophy: characterized by argumentative clarity & precision The Principia Mathematica: A 3-volume work on the principles and foundation of mathematics (w/ Alfred Whitehead) Assertions on Validity of Religion: (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEU_B2q9hcg
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The Death of Bertrand Russell: February 2, 1970
Bertrand Russell died in Wales, United Kingdom at 97 years old. He left behind notable ideas in many different academic disciplines. Russell had a bit of a rough childhood and had gone through a lot in his life. Bertrand Russell had written an essay about death. It was entitled, "How to Grow old". He talked about how it isn't something to be feared. He left behind knowledge that has been used continuously by many different individuals to include: philosophers, scientists, students and others. -
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References (Works Cited)
Britannica Encyclopedia. "Bertrand Russell: British Logician and Philosopher." Web. 21 January 2020 Monk, Ray. Author of Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius; Bertrand Russell: The Spirit of Solitude 1872-1921; Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind ( A Life Inside the Center); and others.