About this book
Bertrand Russell's Our Knowledge of the External World: As a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy invites listeners to reconsider how raw sense-data are transformed into the physical concepts of space, time, and matter. Drawn from Russell’s 1914 Lowell Lectures, this foundational work of philosophy traces the rise of logical analysis in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and shows how precision in thinking—so successful in the philosophy of mathematics—can illuminate broader problems in the philosophy of physics.
Russell examines continuity, infinity, and the infinitesimal alongside the empirical basis of scientific concepts, arguing for a disciplined, scientific method in philosophical inquiry. His clear, rigorous style models analytic philosophy at its best: skeptical about assumed intuitions, yet constructive in proposing methods to resolve paradox and confusion. Historical context and technical ideas are presented with clarity, making abstract debates about mathematics and physics approachable.
Perfect for students of philosophy, historians of science, and curious listeners who enjoy intellectual classics, this audiobook provides a concise, stimulating introduction to analytic philosophy and the philosophical foundations of science.
