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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-be65944624e545368a0d3386f92f23f72022-12-21T23:16:07ZengNew Prairie PressThe Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication1944-36762009-10-01410.4148/biyclc.v4i0.141A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of UnitySamuel LebensRussell 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.4148/biyclc.v4i0.141Russell, Bradley, Unity |
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| title | A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of Unity |
| title_full | A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of Unity |
| title_fullStr | A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of Unity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of Unity |
| title_short | A Substantive Non-Solution To The Problem Of Unity |
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| topic | Russell, Bradley, Unity |
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