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Bertrand Russell's Bundle Theory of Particulars: Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy

Autor Gülberk Koç Maclean
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Winner of the 2015 Bertrand Russell Society Book AwardBertrand Russell's Bundle Theory of Particulars presents and evaluates Russell's arguments for two competing theories on the nature of particulars at different stages in his career: the substratum theory of particulars (1903-1913) and the bundle theory of particulars (1940-1948). Through its original focus on Russell's little known metaphysics in the later part of his career, this study explains why Russell's theory of particulars is relevant today. It argues that a Russellian realist bundle theory is indeed the best explanation of similarities and differences that we observe around us thanks to the ontological economy such a theory provides and its strength and completeness as a theory of the nature of reality. Tackling the major criticisms levelled against the realist bundle theory - the problem of individuation, the problem of necessity, and the problem of analyticity - this study presents and defends a tenable Russellian bundle theory which can answer the objections. Bertrand Russell's Bundle Theory of Particulars is a novel and significant contribution to Russell scholarship.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781474257022
ISBN-10: 147425702X
Pagini: 184
Ilustrații: 20 illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Shows why Russell's bundle theory provides a strong basis for a tenable contemporary bundle theory

Notă biografică

Gülberk Koç Maclean is Contract Faculty at Mount Royal University, Canada. She writes on Metaphysics and Epistemology.

Cuprins

PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction: Setting the metaphysical scene Chapter 1 The substratum theory (1903-1940) Chapter 2 The bundle theory (1940-1948) Chapter 3 The epistemology of the bundles: non-demonstrative inference Chapter 4 The problem of individuation Chapter 5 The problem of necessity Chapter 6 The problem of analyticity Chapter 7 Neutral monism Chapter 8 Logical atomism Conclusion

Recenzii

Russell's later philosophy has been scandalously ignored, and no part of it more so than his final metaphysics in which he treated particulars as bundles of universals. This almost total silence about Russell's bundle theory is now remedied by Gülberk Koç Maclean, whose book provides a detailed exposition of the theory and defends it against the standard charges made against bundle theories of particulars. Her books fills an important gap in the literature on Russell. Hopefully, it will stimulate further work on Russell's later philosophy.
The great value of this book lies in its exquisite critical exploration of the evolution of Russell's theories of universals and particulars. What topic is more central to philosophy and to Russell scholarship? It is not often appreciated that Russell redesigned his construction of matter in Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Its Limits. This book expertly guides us through it, preserving the integrity of Russell's logical atomism and neutral monism amidst the changes. Events give way to bundles. "A transient particular is a complex of compresence.. the coexistence of certain qualities." Whether any bundle theory of particulars may be viable can only be known by reading this excellent chronicle of Russell's engagements with the horary difficulties about the one and the many.