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Bertrand Russell

In Our Time

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Bertrand Russell's Evolution from Mathematics to Realism

The chapter explores Bertrand Russell's journey from grappling with Euclidean geometry and axioms to his transition into philosophy, influenced by GE Moore's thoughts on skepticism and love for geometry. It delves into Russell's quest for certainty in mathematics, his move towards logic as the foundation of mathematics, and his shift from idealism to Meinong's extreme realism.

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