BertrandRussell
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BertrandRussell (May1872-February1970) wasBritishphilosopher, mathematician, historian, , andheisconsideredasoneofthefoundersofanalyticphilosophyandiswidelyheldtobeoneofthe20thcentury’, , Russellhasalsomadesignificantcontributionstoabroadrangeofothersubjects, includinglinguistics, artificialintelligence, cognitivescience, computerscience, history, ethics, politicaltheory, .In1950RussellwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature “inrecognitionofhisvariedandsignificantwritingsinwhichhechampionshumanitarianidealsandfreedomofthought”.
Between1920and1921, RussellwasinvitedtocometoChinatovisitanddeliverlectures.InOctober1920, RussellcametoNanjingUniversity (thentheStateSoutheastUniversity) anddeliveredalecturetitledOnphilosophy, .
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“ ‘practical’ men” (Paragraph3) like?
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“theabstractanduniversalknowledge”? Whatismeantby “theknowledgebroughtbythesenses”? (Paragraph10)
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[1] Havingnowcometotheendofourbriefandveryincompletereviewoftheproblemsofphilosophy, itwillbewelltoconsider, inconclusion, , inviewof1thefactthatmanymen, undertheinfluenceofscienceorofpracticalaffairs, areinclinedtodoubtwhetherphilosophyisanythingbetterthaninnocentbutuselesstrifling, hair-splittingdistinctions, andcontroversiesonmattersconcerningwhichknowledgeisimpossible2.
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