The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics.
Russell guides the reader through his famous distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description" and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Russell guides the reader through his famous distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description" and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface / Chapter I - Appearance and Reality
17:50 - Chapter 2
Chapter II - The Existence of Matter
19:54 - Chapter 3
Chapter III - The Nature of Matter
20:00 - Chapter 4
Chapter IV - Idealism
16:12 - Chapter 5
Chapter V - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
28:15 - Chapter 6
Chapter VI - On Induction
16:42 - Chapter 7
Chapter VII - On Our Knowledge of General Principles
16:56 - Chapter 8
Chapter VIII - How A Priori Knowledge Is Possible
16:07 - Chapter 9
Chapter IX - The World of Universals
21:04 - Chapter 10
Chapter X - On Our Knowledge of Universals
19:46 - Chapter 11
Chapter XI - On Intuitive Knowledge
20:53 - Chapter 12
Chapter XII - Truth and Falsehood
17:41 - Chapter 13
Chapter XIII - Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion
21:48 - Chapter 14
Chapter XIV - The Limits of Philosophical Knowledge
21:00 - Chapter 15
Chapter XV - The Value of Philosophy / Bibliographical Note
16:28