Russell is one of the most influential philosophers, mathematicians and logicians in the 20th century. He is also an active political activist, committed to the popularization and popularization of philosophy. Many people regard Russell as a prophet of his time, but many of his political positions are extremely controversial. 1950, Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
As a masterpiece of Principles of Mathematics, this book has made outstanding contributions to the development of mathematical logic. At the same time, Russell found that Cantor's set theory was self-contradictory, so he put forward "Russell Paradox".
Russell's life is very difficult both in career and life. However, in this environment, he wrote 80 books and more than 2,000 articles. Besides mathematics, logic and philosophy, he also discussed almost all important fields of human knowledge, such as history, politics, society, psychology, ethics, education, religion, physics, international relations and the comparison between eastern and western cultures. His writing activities are not limited to the theoretical field. Even at the age of 80, he began to write novels, such as Satan in the suburbs and the nightmare of great men.
In his book "Human Society in Morality and Politics", Russell said that he agreed with Hume's maxim: "Reason is the slave of passion and should also be the slave of passion." Love and hate in his life must be determined by his moral passion, his persistent concern for mankind and his amazing spirit and physical strength. He lived to be 98.
He once joked: "I devoted myself to philosophy in the first 80 years, and I may devote myself to novels in the second 80 years." Russell studied hard and explored life, which gradually made him a versatile and all-encompassing philosopher. Modern western scholars can hardly match him in the breadth of knowledge.