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Single Idea 6419

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms]

Full Idea

In the years 1899-1900 I adopted the philosophy of logical atomism.

Gist of Idea

In 1899-1900 I adopted the philosophy of logical atomism

Source

Bertrand Russell (My Philosophical Development [1959], Ch.1)

Book Reference

Russell,Bertrand: 'My Philosophical Development' [Routledge 1993], p.9


A Reaction

This is interesting (about Russell) because he only labelled it as 'logical atomism' in about 1912, and only wrote about it as such in 1918. It is helpful to understand that the theory of definite descriptions was part of his logical atomism.