The Philosophy of Logical Atomism
Bertrand Russell
Read by Landon D. C. Elkind
'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism' is a series of lectures by Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) that touches on numerous topics, including the nature of propositions, the relations of propositions to facts and of different types of words to the varieties of things, what kinds of facts there are, existence, monism and pluralism, and aspects of philosophical logic and of reference. Guiding the lectures, at least according to Russell's headnote to his lectures, is Russell's intent to fully flesh out ideas he learned from his former pupil, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). - Summary by Landon D. C. Elkind (5 hr 0 min)
Chapters
| Lecture 1 | 34:28 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 2 | 38:40 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 3 | 34:55 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 4 | 34:34 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 5 | 36:33 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 6 | 37:20 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 7 | 46:38 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
| Lecture 8 | 37:50 | Read by Landon D. C. Elkind |
Reviews
Eugene (Matt) Insall
In this work, Russell, who, as is well known, was a master, delivered lectures to his philosophy class in the second decade of the twentieth century, explaining Wittgenstein’s theory of Logical Atomism. Along the way, readers learn careful explanations of some of the most famous topics Russell is known for, among them Russell’s Paradox, logicism in the foundations of mathematics, and Russell’s Theory of Types. Landon D. C. Elkind reads Russell’s works fabulously.
Great lesson on logic
Michael Cutler
Nice and brief lectures about what logic is.
good book well read
Thiago Coelho
big props to Landon DC Elkind