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An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth:

The William James Lectures for 1940 Delivered at Harvard University
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Psychology Press, 1995 - Philosophy - 352 pages

Bertrand Russell is concerned in this book with the foundations of knowledge. He approaches his subject through a discussion of language, the relationships of truth to experience and an investigation into how knowledge of the structure of language helps our understanding of the structure of the world.

This edition includes a new introduction by Thomas Baldwin, Clare College, Cambridge

  

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An excellent analysis regarding the relations among language, truth, and knowledge. A must read for fans of Russell or those interested in analytic philosophy in general. Read full review

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Contents

Critical Introduction
vii
Preface
9
Introduction
11
What is a Word?
23
Sentences Syntax and Parts of Speech
30
Sentences Describing Experiences
48
The ObjectLanguage
62
Logical Words
78
An Analysis of Problems Concerning Propositions
166
A GeneraI B PsychologicaI C Syntactical
170
Language as an Expression
204
What Sentences Indicate
214
Truth and Falsehood Preliminary Discussion
226
Truth and Experience
236
General Beliefs
247
Extensionality and Atomicity
259

Proper Names
94
Egocentric Particulars
108
Perception and Knowledge
116
Epistemological Premisses
131
Basic Propositions
137
Factual Premisses
150
The Law of Excluded Middle
274
XXL Truth and Verification
289
Significance and Verification
306
Analysis
327
Language and Metaphysics
341
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TitleAn Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth: The William James Lectures for 1940 Delivered at Harvard University
AuthorB. Russell
Edition2, reprint, revised
PublisherPsychology Press, 1995
ISBN0415136008, 9780415136006
Length352 pages
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