Project Gutenberg 2008-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 663 Russell, Bertrand 1872 1970 Russell, Bertrand Russell, 3d Earl Russell, Bertrand A. W. (Bertrand Arthur William) Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays Produced by Jeannie Howse, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays" by Bertrand Russell is a collection of philosophical essays written in the early 20th century. The essays explore the interplay between mysticism and science, examining how these two impulses have shaped philosophy and human understanding. Russell discusses the limitations of both mystical experiences and scientific reasoning, ultimately seeking a balance between the two. The opening of this collection introduces the essay "Mysticism and Logic," where Russell delves into the historical conflict between the mystical and scientific approaches in philosophy. He uses figures like Heraclitus and Plato to illustrate their contrasting yet intertwined perspectives. Russell argues that while mysticism offers profound insights into human experience, without the grounding of scientific method, these insights risk becoming mere illusion. He asserts the necessity of a philosophical approach that synthesizes both realms, warning against the dangers of dogmatic adherence to either. This opening sets the stage for a thought-provoking exploration of philosophy and its aims in truly understanding reality, setting a rigorous tone for the essays to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mathematics Science Philosophy B Text Philosophy Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 510089 504450 2024-09-11T05:12:07.414414 2023-09-11T08:39:09.711533 text/html text/html 504457 2012-05-24T09:33:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 180496 2012-05-24T09:34:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257363 2024-09-11T05:12:16.324413 application/epub+zip 263898 2024-09-11T05:12:09.773411 application/epub+zip 250512 2024-09-11T05:12:08.422430 application/epub+zip 518743 2024-09-11T05:12:20.740874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476559 2024-09-11T05:12:15.114387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457624 2022-09-12T04:12:44.941826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452517 2024-09-11T05:12:06.384423 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452108 2012-05-05T13:30:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 154962 2012-05-05T13:33:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 452338 2012-05-05T14:46:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 154958 2012-05-05T14:46:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20061 2024-09-11T05:12:20.882851 application/rdf+xml 18009 2024-09-11T05:12:08.801422 image/jpeg 4153 2024-09-11T05:12:08.608416 image/jpeg 246585 2024-09-11T05:12:07.455432 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia