Publisher's Synopsis
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, mathematician, and social critic. Russell helped lead the revolt against idealism and was one of the founders of analytic philosophy. Russell's writings have had a major impact on many fields including logic, mathematics, linguistics, and even artificial intelligence. The Problems of Philosophy is a book that examines some of the issues in the field of philosophy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is also noted for its discussion on epistemology.