Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies

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Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:29:50 PST

Lecture on War and Propaganda

Bertrand Russell et al. — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:20:53 PST

A Bibliography of Constance Malleson

Sheila Turcon — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:20:53 PST

Three Portraits of Bertrand Russell at Home

Constance Malleson — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:20:52 PST

Constance Malleson's papers contain four documents describing Bertrand Russell late in life, from the period of her last direct contact with him. At the top of one she wrote "an intimate portrait". The portraits were probably written for publication, perhaps in Scandinavian newspapers, but no trace of them has been found. Here are presented three of the four, the excluded document being very repetitive of the second. Malleson's relationship with Russell over four decades at the time of writing, and the fact that in 1948-49 she stayed with him in his Welsh home in Llan Ffestiniog, give the documents primary research value.

Neo-Logicism and Russell's Logicism

Kevin C. Klement — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:56:43 PST

Certain advocates of the so-called "neo-logicist" movement in the philosophy of mathematics identify themselves as "neo-Fregeans" (e.g., Hale and Wright), presenting an updated and revised version of Frege’s form of logicism. Russell’s form of logicism is scarcely discussed in this literature and, when it is, often dismissed as not really logicism at all (in light of its assumption of axioms of infinity, reducibility and so on). In this paper I have three aims: firstly, to identify more clearly the primary meta-ontological and methodological differences between Russell’s logicism and the more recent forms; secondly, to argue that Russell’s form of logicism offers more elegant and satisfactory solutions to a variety of problems that continue to plague the neo-logicist movement (the bad company objection, the embarrassment of richness objection, worries about a bloated ontology, etc.); thirdly, to argue that neo-Russellian forms of logicism remain viable positions for current philosophers of mathematics.

A Talent to Alienate: the 2nd Earl (Frank) Russell (1865-1931)

Peter Bartrip — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:56:41 PST

Bertrand’s elder brother, John Francis Stanley (Frank) Russell, who was the second Earl Russell for over 50 years, led a fascinating life as a politician, electrical engineer, author, traveller, businessman, barrister, law reformer, polemicist and pioneer motorist. Notorious in his lifetime for his sensational marital history, his prominence has waned since his death to the extent that he is remembered mainly as "the wicked earl" who was twice divorced and once imprisoned for bigamy. His achievements do not match those of his brother, grandfather, third wife and other relatives, but his life merits examination in its own right as well for its familial links with leading ﬁgures in Britain’s political, cultural and intellectual history.

Editor's Notes

Kenneth Blackwell — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:56:35 PST

Table of Contents [print edition]

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:51:30 PDT

Inspired by Bertrand Russell's Passion for Justice [review of Erik Eriksson, Jag såg kärleken och döden (I Saw Love and Death)]

Stefan Andersson — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:51:29 PDT

Recorded Message for Spring Mobilization [New York, 1967]

Bertrand Russell — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:51:28 PDT