The Analysis of Mind

The Analysis of Mind

By Bertrand Russell

The aspects of Bertrand Russell views on philosophy cover the changing viewpoints of philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell, from his early writings in 1896 until his death.

At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had "never been any of these things, in any profound sense." He was born in Monmouthshire into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in the United Kingdom.

In the early 20th century, Russell led the British "revolt against idealism." He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, colleague G. E. Moore, and his protégé Ludwig Wittgenstein. He is widely held to be one of the 20th century's premier logicians. With A. N. Whitehead he wrote Principia Mathematica, an attempt to create a logical basis for mathematics. His philosophical essay "On Denoting" has been considered a "paradigm of philosophy." His work has had a considerable influence on logic, mathematics, set theory, linguistics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science (see type theory and type system), and philosophy, especially the philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics.



Contents

PREFACE

THE ANALYSIS OF MIND

LECTURE I. RECENT CRITICISMS OF "CONSCIOUSNESS"

LECTURE II. INSTINCT AND HABIT

LECTURE III. DESIRE AND FEELING

LECTURE IV. INFLUENCE OF PAST HISTORY ON PRESENT OCCURRENCES IN LIVING

LECTURE V. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CAUSAL LAWS

LECTURE VI. INTROSPECTION

LECTURE VII. THE DEFINITION OF PERCEPTION

LECTURE VIII. SENSATIONS AND IMAGES

LECTURE IX. MEMORY

LECTURE X. WORDS AND MEANING

LECTURE XI. GENERAL IDEAS AND THOUGHT

LECTURE XII. BELIEF

LECTURE XIII. TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD

LECTURE XIV. EMOTIONS AND WILL

LECTURE XV. CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL PHENOMENA