Bertrand Russell: Philosophy in an Hour
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780007466245
Publish date: June 2012
Publisher: HarperPress
Edition language: English
In the course of a public lecture, Russell claimed that it was not possible to break the rules of mathematics without disastrous consequences. Once a false mathematical statement was introduced, it was possible to prove anything. At this point a voice from the back of the crowd interrupted him: ‘If...