Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation was established in 1963. The foundation aims to continue the work of the philosopher and activist Bertrand Russell in the areas of peace, social justice, and human rights, with a specific focus on the dangers of nuclear war. Its director was Ken Coates. Its general secretary, until 1969, was Ralph Schoenman. Spokesman Books is the publishing imprint of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and publishes books on politics, peace and disarmament, and history. "The Spokesman" is the journal of the BRPF, which reached its 100th issue in August 2008. In the
The Problems of Philosophy description and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. The Problems of Philosophy The Problems of Philosophy is a 1912 book by Bertrand Russell, in which Russell attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them