On Propositions: What They Are and How They Mean


Read by Landon D. C. Elkind

(4.7 stars; 13 reviews)

In this piece, Bertrand Russell offers an account of propositions. This essay has been widely regarded as a turning point in Russell's thought: fresh from his prison sentence, during which he read numerous works of psychology, he now rejects the existence of the unitary, lasting metaphysical subject and the act-object analysis of sensation. He here embraces the view advocated by American philosophers like William James, namely, neutral monism. This far-ranging essay includes a lengthy discussion of behaviorism and of the structure of facts, complete with an endorsement of negative facts and criticisms of attempts to avoid them. - Summary by Landon D. C. Elkind (1 hr 48 min)

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Part 1 59:12 Read by Landon D. C. Elkind
Part 2 48:54 Read by Landon D. C. Elkind

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(4.5 stars)

I like this narration so much I have attributed it to Bertrand Russell