The Problems of Philosophy

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The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.

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short introduction to philosophy ⓘ
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genre epistemology ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
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9780195115529 ⓘ
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chapter "Idealism" ⓘ
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chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" ⓘ
chapter "On Induction" ⓘ
chapter "On Our Knowledge of General Principles" ⓘ
chapter "On Our Knowledge of the External World" ⓘ
chapter "The Existence of Matter" ⓘ
chapter "The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge" ⓘ
chapter "The Existence of Matter" ⓘ
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chapter "The World of Universals" ⓘ
chapter "Truth and Falsehood" ⓘ
influenced 20th-century analytic philosophy education ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
students of philosophy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor clear prose style ⓘ
systematic introduction to central philosophical problems ⓘ
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placeOfPublication London, England ⓘ
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knowledge by acquaintance ⓘ
knowledge by description ⓘ
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philosophical method ⓘ
sense-data ⓘ
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truth and falsehood ⓘ
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