Russell, Idealism, and the Emergence of Analytic Philosophy (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Analytic philosophy has become the dominant philosophical tradition in the English-speaking world. This book illuminates that tradition through a historical examination of a crucial period in its formation: the rejection of Idealism by Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the subsequent development of Russell's thought in the period before the First World War. This book deals with a crucial period in the formation of twentieth-century analytic philosophy. It discusses the tradition of British Idealism, and the rejection of that tradition by Bertrand Russell and G. E. Moore at the beginning of this century. It goes on to examine the very influential work of Russell in the period up to the First World War, and addresses the question of what we can learn about the nature of analytic philosophy through a close examination of its origins. The author sheds light on the tradition of analytic philosophy by examining one important phase in its formation. This phase is Bertrand Russell's rejection of Absolute Idealism, and his development of a new philosophy based, in part, on the logic that he developed This study deals with a crucial period in the formation of 20th-century analytic philosophy. It discusses the tradition of British idealism, its rejection by Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore, and the very influential work of Russell in the period before 1914. Dealing with a crucial period in the formation of 2Oth century analytic philosophy, this work discusses the tradition of British idealism and the rejection of that tradition by Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore at the beginning of this century.