Our Knowledge of the External World
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Our Knowledge of the External World is a compilation of lectures Bertrand Russell delivered in the US in which he questions the very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy. In it he investigates the relationship between ‘individual’ and ‘scientific’ knowledge and questions the means in which we have come to understand our physical world. This is an explosive and controversial work that illustrates instances where the claims of philosophers have been excessive, and examines why their achievements have not been greater.
IntroductionPrefaceICurrent Tendencies13IILogic as the Essence of Philosophy42IIIOn Our Knowledge of the External World70IVThe World of Physics and the World of Sense106VThe Theory of Continuity135VIThe Problem of Infinity Considered Historically159VIIThe Positive Theory of Infinity189VIIIOn the Notion of Cause, with Applications to the Free-Will Problem214Index247
