By examining the way we acquire knowledge of the world around us, Russell explores what separates scientific knowledge from our ‘seeming’ consciousness, and in doing so, significantly advances the discourse on the meaning and function of philosophy.

In this humorous and decidedly charming autobiography, Russell offers readers the story of his life – introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become. Autobiography is a revealing recollection of a truly extraordinary life.

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.

Written at a time when China was largely regarded by the West as backward, The Problem of China sees Russell rise above the prejudices of his era and assess China's past, present and future. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by Bernard Linsky.

These essays aim to combat, in one way or another, the dogmatism which dominated the first decades of the twentieth century and provide invaluable insight into the political and philosophical milieu in which Russell was writing.

Taken from a series of influential lectures delivered by Russell during the second decade of the twentieth century, this is a brilliant introduction to logical atomism and its application to ontology and epistemology.

Renowned for his provocative views on education and considered an educational innovator, Russell dissects the motives behind educational theory and practice, and presents original and engaging arguments for the reformation of the education of the individual.

As relevant today as it was on first publication, the ABC of Relativity is a masterwork of scientific popularisation and an accessible introduction to Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Controversial and remarkably forward thinking, this book explores the changing role of marriage and codes of sexual ethics, and daringly sets out a new morality shaped by the dramatic societal changes which took place in the early parts of twentieth century.

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its...