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I believe that the time has now arrived when this unsatisfactory state of things can be brought to an end’  \n– Bertrand Russell  \n‘We have nothing but praise for these essays. It is rare for a man of great learning to come down into the philosophical arena and dispute with such licidity, and above all with such sympathy, the views that he is criticising.’  \nThe Oxford Magazine  \n‘In the manner of self-restraint, clear statement and rigorous argument these essays are models of what such essays should be.’  \nThe Glasgow Herald  \n‘A serious and important contribution to philosophical literature.’  \nThe Hibbert Journal  \nBertrand  \nRussell  \nPhilosophical Essays  \nThis edition first published in 1910  \nby Longmans, Green & Co.  \nFirst published in Routledge Classics 2009  \nby Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business  \nThis edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009.  \n“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of [eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk](eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk)”  \n© 2009 The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Ltd  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nRussell, Bertrand, 1872–1970.  \nPhilosophical essays / Bertrand Russell.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Routledge classics)  \nOriginally published: London ; New York : Longmans, Green, 1910. Includes bibliographical references and index.  \n1. Philosophy. I. Title.  \nB1649.R93P5 2009 192—dc22  \nISBN 0-203-87540-0 Master e-book ISBN  \nISBN10: 0–415–47449–3 (pbk)  \nISBN13: 978–0–415–47449–8 (pbk)  \nISBN10: 0–203–87540–0 (ebk)  \nISBN13: 978–0–203–87540–7 (ebk)  \nCONTENTS  \npreface to the 1966 edition vii  \npreface to original edition ix  \n1 The Elements of Ethics 3  \n2 On History 52  \n3 Science and Hypothesis (A Review) 62  \n4 Pragmatism 71  \n5 William James’s Conception of Truth 104  \n6 The Monistic Theory of Truth 123  \n7 On the Nature of Truth and Falsehood 140  \nnotes 153  \nindex 157  \nPREFACE TO THE 1966 EDITION  \nThe volume to which this is a preface is essentially a reprint of a book, with the same title, published in 1910. However, two essays in that volume, namely ‘The Free Man’s Worship’ and‘The Study of Mathematics’, were reprinted in ‘Mysticism and Logic’ and are therefore not included in the present volume. They are replaced by an article on history and one on Poincaré’s‘Science and Hypothesis’.  \nI have not attempted to make such emendations in the texts reprinted in this volume as might be called for by changes in my opinions during the intervening fifty-five years. The chief change is that I no longer believe in objective ethical values as I did when (following Moore) I wrote the first essay in the present volume.  \nPREFACE TO ORIGINAL EDITION  \nThe following essays, with the exception of the last, are reprints, with some alterations, of articles which have appeared in various periodicals. The first three essays are concerned with ethical subjects, while the last four are concerned with the nature of truth. I include among the ethical essays the one on ‘The Study of Mathematics’, because this essay is concerned rather with the value of mathematics than with an attempt to stat","cbCaitftyQHjB6jO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitftyQHjB6jO","pdf",953947,18,"English","# Contents\n## Preface to the 1966 Edition\n## Preface to Original Edition\n# 1 The Elements of Ethics\n# 2 On History\n# 3 Science and Hypothesis (A Review)\n# 4 Pragmatism\n# 5 William James’s Conception of Truth\n# 6 The Monistic Theory of Truth\n# 7 On the Nature of Truth and Falsehood\n## notes\n## index","[{\"question\":\"What does the preface to the 1966 edition say about this volume?\",\"answer\":\"It is a reprint of the 1910 book with specific replacements: two essays were excluded and replaced by an article on history and one on Poincaré’s “Science and Hypothesis.” It also states that Russell no longer believes in objective ethical values as he did when writing the first essay.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the essays in this collection grouped?\",\"answer\":\"The original preface explains that the first three essays are about ethical subjects, while the last four address the nature of truth. 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