Russell

Mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) left a durable impression on the 20th century by spurring renewed interest in logical analysis and the theory of knowledge. He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy. He revived the fields of linguistics and logic not only with the paradox bearing his name, but also with his "theory of descriptions," which proposes a "philosophical grammar."Russell, who received the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature, was also a militant pacifist: during the Cold War, he advocated an East-West rapprochement and, along with Jean-Paul Sartre, urged that an International Tribunal be appointed to judge the war waged by the United States in Vietnam between the years 1960 and 1970. In this book, the author examines the major themes and concepts of this singular thinker in order to help readers grasp the importance of a philosophic work that current developments have not challenged. Ali Benmakhlouf, a University Professor, teaches philosophy at Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis. His published works include Averroès, Frege, le nécessaire et le superflu and Russell, philosophie de l'atomismelogique.