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About Bertrand Russell
Welsh mathematician and philosopher
Bertrand Russell was a Welsh mathematician and philosopher, and a founder of analytic philosophy. He became one of the leading philosophers of the 20th century, known for work in logic, set theory, and the philosophy of language. He also helped bring philosophy to a wider public through his books and commentary. Outside academic philosophy, he was widely known for his outspoken atheism, pacifism, and opposition to nuclear weapons, and he often wrote on social and political questions.
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Books by Bertrand Russell
The Problems of Philosophy
2007
Roads to Freedom
2007
Unpopular Essays
2020
Authority and the Individual
1985
Autobiography
2000