The Problems of Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

Philosophy

Russell's 1912 introductory work of philosophy, written for a general audience. Moves from appearance and reality through induction, truth, and knowledge to arrive at a defense of the reality of the external world. One of the most widely assigned introductory philosophy texts; Russell's prose is at its most economical and his examples — the table that isn't really there, the cat that may or may not exist — are iconic.