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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British mathematician, logician, philosopher, and public intellectual. He had influence on mathematics, logic , set theory , and various areas of analytic philosophy .
May 14, 2024 · Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and logician, founding figure in the analytic movement in Anglo-American philosophy, and recipient of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature. His contributions to logic, epistemology, and the philosophy of mathematics made him one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century.
- Bertrand Russell’s childhood was grief-stricken and lonely. His mother and sister died when he was two years old, and his father died some 18 month...
- During his childhood Bertrand Russell was educated at home. In 1890 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics and philoso...
- Bertrand Russell’s many philosophical works included The Principles of Mathematics, Principia Mathematica (with Alfred North Whitehead), The Philos...
- As a founding figure of the analytic movement in philosophy, Bertrand Russell helped to transform the substance, character, and style of philosophy...
Dec 7, 1995 · Bertrand Russell. First published Thu Dec 7, 1995; substantive revision Wed May 27, 2020. Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy.
The aspects of Bertrand Russell's views on philosophy cover the changing viewpoints of philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), from his early writings in 1896 until his death in February 1970.
Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950. Born: 18 May 1872, Trelleck, United Kingdom. Died: 2 February 1970, Penrhyndeudraeth, United Kingdom. Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom.
Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, (born May 18, 1872, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Eng.—died Feb. 2, 1970, near Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, Wales), British logician and philosopher. He is best known for his work in mathematical logic and for his advocacy on behalf of a variety of social and political causes, especially pacifism and nuclear ...
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May 21, 1996 · This entry briefly describes the history and significance of Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell’s monumental but little read classic of symbolic logic, Principia Mathematica (PM), first published in 1910–1913.
