Mysticism and Logic
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SynopsisA collections of essays addressed by the philosopher to the general reader, five of which the author describes as 'entirely popular' and the others as 'somewhat more technical'. Mysticism and Logic is concerned with different ways of knowing, the ultimate nature of matter and the particular problems of philosophy. They reveal one of Russell's lifelong preoccupations: the disentanglement of what is subjective or intellectually cloudy from what is objective or capable of logical demonstration.
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Many faiths and philosophies try to avoid the fact that we have evolved by chance and are due for destruction, but man has reason and by accepting the world as it is can transcend the evil. If we acce...
