Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies

Article Title

Ramsey's Influence on Russell's Construction of Points

Authors

Gülberk Koç Maclean, Mount Royal University

Abstract

In The Analysis of Matter (1927) Bertrand Russell constructs point-instants from

events. During the writing of the manuscript, he encountered a problem with

the initial definition of a point-instant and revised the definition accordingly in

the published version. My principal aim is to show that the problem was

brought to his attention by F.P. Ramsey. Secondly, I explain the reason why

Russell investigates, and consequently endorses, a different method of construction

of point-instants in Human Knowledge (1948), even though he was able

to overcome the difficulties involving the construction of point-instants in The Analysis of Matter.

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Recommended Citation

Koç Maclean, Gülberk (2012) "Ramsey's Influence on Russell's Construction of Points," Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies: Vol. 32: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/russelljournal/vol32/iss1/4