Bertrand Russell · Mathematics
Russell’s vision of analysis as method - that the world is made of atomic facts to be reached by logical dissection, that inferred entities should be replaced by logical constructions from what we directly know, and that knowledge rests on acquaintance.
You learned Russell’s method of analysis: the world consists of atomic facts; knowledge rests on acquaintance (direct awareness) as opposed to knowledge by description; and the ‘supreme maxim’ says to substitute logical constructions for inferred entities. Explain how these ideas fit together into a…
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