Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays |
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Author:
| Russell, Bertrand |
ISBN: | 978-1-4928-9780-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $10.95 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1818, this is a philosophical analysis of the interwoven and common elements between mysticism and logic. "Metaphysics" states Russell, "or the attempt to conceive the world as a whole by means of thought, has been developed, from the first, by the union and conflict of two very different human impulses, the one urging men towards mysticism, the other urging them towards science.""...the greatest men who have been philosophers have felt the need both of science...
More DescriptionOriginally published in 1818, this is a philosophical analysis of the interwoven and common elements between mysticism and logic. "Metaphysics" states Russell, "or the attempt to conceive the world as a whole by means of thought, has been developed, from the first, by the union and conflict of two very different human impulses, the one urging men towards mysticism, the other urging them towards science.""...the greatest men who have been philosophers have felt the need both of science and of mysticism: the attempt to harmonise the two was what made their life, and ewhat always must, for all its arduous uncertainty, make philosophy, to some minds, a greater thing than either science or religion." (Ch.1, page 1)