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Bertrand Russell was born
Bertreand Russell was born in Monmouthshire, UK in 1872 -
Alfred North Whitehead
While attending Trinity College, Bertrand Russell first meets Alfred North Whitehead who was a British Philosopher and mathematician. -
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Trinity College
In 1890 Bertrand Russell starts earning his college education at Trinity College where he will experience multiple events that will define his life. -
Graduated Trinity College
Graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. in mathematics. This is where Bertrand Russell meets A.N. Whitehead and his first of four wives. This is the beginning of Russells controversial life. He will go on to co-author three volumes of Principia Mathematica with Whitehead as well as author his theory of Descriptions and Russells paradox -
Russells paradox
Irvine, Andrew David and Deutsch, Harry, "Russell's Paradox", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/russell-paradox/. -
Theory of descriptions
Ludlow, Peter, "Descriptions", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/descriptions/. -
Principia Mathematica Volume I
(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umhistmath;idno=AAT3201.0001.001) Linsky, Bernard and Irvine, Andrew David, "Principia Mathematica", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/principia-mathematica/. -
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The three volumes of Principia Mathematica
During this time Bertrand Russel and Alfred North Whitehead co-authored the three volumes of Principia Mathematica where they reinvigorated the study of logic throughout the twentieth century -
Principia Mathematica Volume II
(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umhistmath;idno=AAT3201.0002.001)
Linsky, Bernard and Irvine, Andrew David, "Principia Mathematica", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/principia-mathematica/. -
Principia Mathematica Volume III
(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umhistmath;idno=AAT3201.0003.001) Linsky, Bernard and Irvine, Andrew David, "Principia Mathematica", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/principia-mathematica/. -
A conversation with Bertrand Russell
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3k6tB-Or8)
Romney Wheeler interviews British philosopher Bertrand Russell at Russell's home in Surrey, England. -
Bertrand Russells message to future generations
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Bertrand Russell dies
Dies on February 2nd at Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales. -
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Bertrand Russell
The lifespan of Bertrand Russell
