Bertrand Russell (1872- 1970), a 20th century British philosopher, mathematical logician, historian and atheist, was also one of the most famous and influential scholars and pacifist social activists in the west in the last century.
Russell is considered to have founded analytical philosophy with Frege, Wittgenstein and Whitehead. The Principles of Mathematics, which he co-authored with Whitehead, has a great influence on logic, mathematics, set theory, linguistics and analytical philosophy. From 65438 to 0950, Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his "diverse and important works, his persistent pursuit of humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought". Representative works include The Road to Happiness, History of Western Philosophy, Principles of Mathematics, Analysis of Things, etc.
Russell enjoys a high reputation in the fields of modern western philosophy, logic and social politics.
In the academic field, he is not only the main founder of popular analytical philosophy in the 20th century, but also a logician who has made important contributions to the development of mathematical logic. His activities in the political field have great influence on the international stage.
As the main founder of analytical philosophy, Russell's influence on analytical philosophy is not only manifested in his views, but also in his direct influence on Moore and Wittgenstein, the other two founders of analytical philosophy, Carnap, the main representative of logical positivism, and Bolin, the main representative of logical pragmatism.
As a logician, Russell is even considered as the greatest logician since Aristotle. His contribution to mathematical logic is universally acknowledged, and his book Principles of Mathematics, which he cooperated with Whitehead, is recognized as the cornerstone of modern mathematical logic. His "Russell Paradox" stimulated and promoted the development of logic in the 20th century, and his type theory made great contributions to solving this paradox. The logicism he advocated-that is, the core concepts of mathematics can be defined by logical concepts-also had a certain impact on the development of mathematics.
As a social activist and social thinker, Russell devoted himself to the discussion of education, ethics, marriage, social reform, history and politics, as well as feminist movement and peace movement for decades. His discussions and activities have changed people's attitudes towards life and brought countless people into philosophy.