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1、RUSSELLONMETAPHYSICSRussellonMetaphysicsbringstogetherforthefirsttimeacomprehensiveselectionofRussell’swritingonmetaphysicsinonevolume.Russell’smajorandlastingcontributiontometaphysicshasbeenhugelyinfluentialandhisinsightshaveledtotheestablishmentofanalyticphilosophyasadominan
2、tstreaminphilosophy.StephenMumfordchroniclesthemetaphysicalnatureoftheseinsightsthroughaccessibleintroductionstothetexts,settingthemincontextandunderstandingtheircontinuingimportance.ThevolumeisdividedintofivepartsfollowingthedevelopmentofRussell’sthought.Startingwithpapersfro
3、mhispre-analyticperiod,thevolumecollectsRussell’smainrealistaccounts,hisdiscussionsoftheprob-lemsofuniversals,andhiswritingoncausationandthelawsofnature.ThefinalpartcoversRussell’sthoughtsondiversequestionsofmetaphysicsthatoccupiedhimlaterinlife,includinghisclassicpaperonvague
4、ness.RussellonMetaphysicsisbothavaluableintroductiontoBertrandRussellasametaphysician,andtoanalyticphilosophyanditshistory.StephenMumfordisReaderinMetaphysicsattheDepartmentofPhilosophy,UniversityofNottingham.HeisauthorofDispositions(1998)andvariouspapersinmetaphysics.RUSSELLO
5、N…Generaleditor’sintroductionA.C.GraylingRussellachievedpublicfame–oftenenough,notoriety–becauseofhisengagementinsocialandpoliticaldebates,becomingknowntoawideaudienceasaphilosopherinthepopularsenseoftheterm.Hischiefcon-tributions,theonesthathavemadeapermanentdifferencetothehi
6、storyofthought,lieinlogicandphilosophy;andtheyaresuchthathisinfluencebothonthematterandstyleoftwentieth-centuryphilosophy,principallyinitsanglophoneform,ispervasive.ElsewhereIhavedescribedhiscontri-butionasconstitutingthe“wall-paper”ofanalyticphilosophy,inthesensethathissucces
7、sors“usetechniquesandideasdevelopedfromhisworkwithoutfeelingtheneed–sometimeswithoutrecognizingtheneed–tomentionhisname;whichisinfluenceindeed”.Russelldevotedmuchattentiontocentraltechnicalquestionsinphilosophicallogic,epistemologyandmetaphysics.Healsowroteexten-sivelyandforce
8、fullyaboutmoral,religiousandpoliticalquestionsinwaysnotmerely
