Russell, Idealism and the Emergence of Analytic Philosophy

This study deals with a crucial period in the formation of 20th-century analytic philosophy. It discusses the tradition of British idealism, its rejection by Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore, and the very influential work of Russell in the period before 1914.

the overall conception and achievement is extraordinary. Hylton's book provides an exemplary contribution of scholarship, lucidity, and imagination. He sets a new standard for all subsequent discussions of Russell's philosophy

Klappentext
Analytic philosophy has become the dominant philosophical tradition in the English-speaking world. This book illuminates that tradition through a historical examination of a crucial period in its formation: the rejection of Idealism by Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the subsequent development of Russell's thought in the period before the First World War.

Zusammenfassung
This book deals with a crucial period in the formation of twentieth-century analytic philosophy. It discusses the tradition of British Idealism, and the rejection of that tradition by Bertrand Russell and G. E. Moore at the beginning of this century. It goes on to examine the very influential work of Russell in the period up to the First World War, and addresses the question of what we can learn about the nature of analytic philosophy through a close examination of its origins.

Inhalt
Introduction
Part I
1: T. H. Green: The idealist background
2: F. H. Bradley: Russell's idealist period
Part II: Platonic Atomism
3: Introduction
4: The underlying metaphysics
5: Russell's Principles of Mathematics
6: `On denoting'
Part III: Logic, fact, and knowledge
7: Introduction
8: The logic of Principia Mathematica
9: Judgement, belief, and knowledge: The emergence of a method
Bibliography
Index

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