In this piece, Bertrand Russell offers an account of propositions. This essay has been widely regarded as a turning point in Russell's thought: fresh from his prison sentence, during which he read numerous works of psychology, he now rejects the existence of the unitary, lasting metaphysical subject and the act-object analysis of sensation. He here embraces the view advocated by American philosophers like William James, namely, neutral monism. This far-ranging essay includes a lengthy discussion of behaviorism and of the structure of facts, complete with an endorsement of negative facts and criticisms of attempts to avoid them.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) est l’un des plus grands philosophes, logiciens et mathématiciens du XXe siècle. Prix Nobel de littérature en **1950**, il a marqué l’histoire de la pensée par son engagement pour la paix, la liberté et la raison. Ses écrits, à la fois profonds et accessibles, ont influencé des générations de lecteurs. *Les Dernières chances de l’homme* illustre son combat pour un monde où la rationalité l’emporte sur la destruction.
