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Publishes German Social Democracy
Russell, Bertrand. German Social Democracy; Six Lectures with an Appendix on Social Democracy and the Woman Question in Germany. Longmans, 1896. -
Publishes An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry,
Russell, Bertrand. An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry, by Bertrand A.W. Russell. University press, 1897, 1897. -
Publishes A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz
Russell, Bertrand. A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz, with an Appendix of Leading Passages, by Bertrand Russell. The University Press, 1900, 1900. -
Publishes The Principles of Mathematics
Russell, Bertrand. The Principles of Mathematics. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1903 -
Develops his theory of descriptions
Russell described his theory of descriptions in his paper “On Denoting” which was published in 1905, in which he explained his idea that descriptions must be very specific or they have no meaning at all. Over time Russell modified his position on descriptions, and along with Frege, gave flight to Analytic Philosophy. -
Publishes The Problems of Philosophy
Russell, Bertrand. The Problems of Philosophy. – London : Williams & Norgate, 1912 -
Publishes Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy
Russell, Bertrand. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1914 -
Publishes Political Ideals
Russell, Bertrand. Political Ideals. – New York : Century, 1917 -
Sent to prision
Russell was outspoken about his anti-war beliefs during World War I, and this eventually landed him in Brixton prison for five months. While imprisoned at Brixton Russell wrote his book “Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy”. He was imprisoned for a second time in 1961, this time for anti- nuclear protest. In 1963 he started the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, which advocated for political prisoners, social justice and anti-nuclear weapons. -
Publishes Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy
Russell, Bertrand. Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1919 -
Publishes The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
Russell, Bertrand. The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1920. – Republ. as Bolshevism : Practice and Theory. – New York : Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920 -
Publishes The Analysis of Mind
Russell, Bertrand. The Analysis of Mind. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1921 -
Publishes Free Thought and Official Propaganda
Russell, Bertrand. Free Thought and Official Propaganda. – New York : Huebsch, 1922 -
Publishes The Problem of China
Russell, Bertrand. The Problem of China. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1922 -
Publishes The ABC of Atoms
Russell, Bertrand. The ABC of Atoms. – New York : Dutton, 1923 -
Publishes The ABC of Relativity
Russell, Bertrand. The ABC of Relativity. – London : Harper, 1925 -
Publishes On Education, Especially in Early Childhood
Russell, Bertrand. On Education, Especially in Early Childhood. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1926. – Republ.as Education and the Good Life. – New York : Boni & Liveright, 1926 -
Publishes Why I Am Not a Christian
Russell, Bertrand. Why I Am Not a Christian. – London : Watts, 1927 -
publishes The Analysis of Matter
Russell, Bertrand. The Analysis of Matter. – New York : Harcourt, Brace, 1927; London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1927 -
Publishes An Outline of Philosophy
Russell, Bertrand. An Outline of Philosophy. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1927. – Republ. as Philosophy. – New York : Norton, 1927 -
Publishes Marriage and Morals
Russell, Bertrand. Marriage and Morals. – New York : Liveright, 1929 -
Publishes The Scientific Outlook
Russell, Bertrand. The Scientific Outlook. – New York : Norton, 1931 -
Publishes An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth
Russell, Bertrand. An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth. – New York : Norton, 1940 -
Publishes A History of Western Philosophy : Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Russell, Bertrand. A History of Western Philosophy : Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. – New York : Simon & Schuster, 1945 -
Publishes Human Knowledge : Its Scope and Limits
Russell, Bertrand. Human Knowledge : Its Scope and Limits. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1948 -
Publishes Authority and the Individual
Russell, Bertrand. Authority and the Individual. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1949 -
Receives Nobel Prize in Literature
Russell was awarded the Noble Prize "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought." (1) Russell authored more than 70 books in his life time, with subjects ranging from Math to philosophy. He also wrote more than one thousand letters and essays.
1 Bertrand Russell – Facts. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2021. Wed. 17 Feb 2021. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1950/russell/facts/ -
Publishes Human Society in Ethics and Politics
Russell, Bertrand. Human Society in Ethics and Politics. .– London : Allen & Unwin, 1954 -
Russell–Einstein Manifesto released
Russell wrote and released his manifesto calling for a conference of scientist to assess the impact that weapons of mass destruction will have on humanity. The first convention, call the Pugwash Conference was held in 1957. Eleven scientist, including Russell signed the manifesto, all but one of the signatories were recipients of the Nobel Prize. -
Publishes My Philosophical Development
Russell, Bertrand. My Philosophical Development. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1959 -
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Publishes Has Man a Future?
Russell, Bertrand. Has Man a Future? – London : Allen & Unwin, 1961 -
Publishes Unarmed Victory
Russell, Bertrand. Unarmed Victory. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1963 -
Publishes The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
Russell, Bertrand. The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1967-1969. – 3 vol. -
Publishes War Crimes in Vietnam
Russell, Bertrand. War Crimes in Vietnam. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1967
