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《泰晤士报文学增刊》评这本书说,没有一个哲学家能象罗素那样愉快地否定自己早期的著作。关于他第一部理论著作《论几何学的基础》,他现在写道,“我不认为在这本早期写的书里有任何站得住脚的东西。”谈到在它不久以后写的一篇论数和量的文章,“我现在看来纯粹是废话。”他在1896—1898年写的关于物理学哲学的文章似乎是“十足的胡扯”。那本现在还有读者购买的“家庭大学丛书”版的《哲学问题》,他倒认为“里面有不少地方自己还是相信的。”在收入本书作为附录的一篇论“罗素哲学”的未
The Times Review of Literary Supplements commented that no philosopher could happily deny his earlier writings as Russell did. With reference to his first theoretical book, “The Foundations of Geometry,” he now writes, “I do not think there is anything that stands firm in this early-written book.” Turning to what it wrote shortly after An article on the number and quantity, “I now appear purely nonsense.” His article on philosophy of physics written in 1896-1898 appears to be “a complete nonsense.” There are now “philosophical problems” in the books of the Family College Series purchased by readers, and he reckons that “there are quite a few places where he still believes in himself.” In an essay “Russell’s Philosophy” not