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The very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy is examined in this explosive and controversial work which investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge, and questions the means by which we come to understand the physical world.

ContentsPreface -- Current tendencies -- Logic as the essence of philosophy -- On our knowledge of the external world -- The world of physics and the world of sense -- The theory of continuity -- The problem of infinity considered historically -- The positive theory of infinity... Read Full Overview

'Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and acheived fewer results than any other branch of learning ... I believe that the time has now arrived when this unsatisfactory state of affairs can be brought to an end' - Bertrand Russell
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Our Knowledge Of The External World: As A Field For Scientific Method In Philosophy is a philosophical treatise written by Bertrand Russell in 1914. The book deals with the nature of knowledge and the methods used to acquire it. Russell argues that scientific method is the most... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning. Ever since Thales said that all is water, philosophers have been ready with glib assertions about the sum-total of things; and equally glib denials have... Read Full Overview

""Our Knowledge of the External World: As a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy"" is a philosophical treatise written by Bertrand Russell and first published in 1914. In this book, Russell explores the relationship between philosophy and science and argues that philosophy... Read Full Overview

""Our Knowledge Of The External World: As A Field For Scientific Method In Philosophy"" is a book written by Bertrand Russell in 1914. The book explores the relationship between philosophy and science, arguing that scientific method should be applied to philosophical questions... Read Full Overview