Samuel Alexander on relations, Russell, and Bradley.

In this article I describe the contributions made by Samuel Alexander to the issue of relations which so vexed Bertrand Russell and F. H. Bradley in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I provide a novel understanding of Alexander's position concerning relations and describe the way in...

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Publicado en:British Journal for the History of Philosophy Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 564 - 587
Autor principal: Spinney, Oliver Thomas
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May2024
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Sumario:In this article I describe the contributions made by Samuel Alexander to the issue of relations which so vexed Bertrand Russell and F. H. Bradley in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I provide a novel understanding of Alexander's position concerning relations and describe the way in which he viewed his position as superior to those of Bradley and Russell. I offer, therefore, a more complete picture of a philosophical debate central to the relevant period, through the introduction of a third character whose views have been largely omitted from available narratives.