bertrand russell
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Proper noun:
- Bertrand Russell: A British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, and political activist. He is a foundational figure in analytic philosophy and made significant contributions to mathematical logic.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- Bertrand Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950.
- The philosophical works of Bertrand Russell, such as 'The Problems of Philosophy', remain widely read.
- Bertrand Russell was a prominent anti-war activist throughout his life.
Advanced Usage
- "Russell's paradox": A famous paradox in set theory discovered by Bertrand Russell, demonstrating a flaw in naive set theory.
- Russell's paradox challenged the foundations of mathematics at the time.
- "Russellian": (Adjective) Relating to or characteristic of the ideas or philosophy of Bertrand Russell.
- His argument takes a distinctly Russellian approach to the problem of descriptions.
Variants and Related Words
- Earl Russell: Bertrand Russell's formal title after he inherited the earldom.
- Earl Russell continued his political activism from the House of Lords.
Synonyms
- Philosopher: A person engaged or learned in philosophy.
- Logician: An expert in or student of logic.
- Mathematician: An expert in or student of mathematics.
Related Phrases
- "Principia Mathematica": The monumental three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead.
- In 'Principia Mathematica', Russell and Whitehead attempted to derive all of mathematics from logical axioms.
- "The Analysis of Mind": The title of a 1921 book by Bertrand Russell.
- 'The Analysis of Mind' explores the relationship between consciousness and the physical world.
Noun
- English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)