A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of Unity
Russell is commonly accused of failing to solve Bradley’s problem of unity. In this paper I argue that the problem doesn’t really pose a distinctively philosophical question; that Russell’s account of unity exposes the problem as unworthy of an answer. I accept that this isn’t a solution, but it doe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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New Prairie Press
2009-10-01
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| Series: | The Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4148/biyclc.v4i0.141 |
| Summary: | Russell is commonly accused of failing to solve Bradley’s problem of unity. In this paper I argue that the problem doesn’t really pose a distinctively philosophical question; that Russell’s account of unity exposes the problem as unworthy of an answer. I accept that this isn’t a solution, but it does constitute a substantive solution! Furthermore, some scholars have read in Russell’s writings a confession of guilt to the effect that he <em>was</em> defeated by the problem of unity: this, I argue, is a misreading of the texts in question. |
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| ISSN: | 1944-3676 |