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Bertrand Russell
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British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

Also known as: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, Bertrand Russel, Bertrand Russell, Earl Russell, Russell, Бертран Рассел, بيرتراند راسل

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Known works

  • Tractatus logico-philosophicus (1921)
  • An inquiry into meaning and truth
  • Why I am not a Christian
  • Principles of social reconstruction
  • Yours Faithfully, Bertrand Russell