a history of western philosophy by bertrand russell

But if we replace it with 'sensory perceptions', Berlin does appear to convict Russell of a significant misunderstanding of Kant. 'Sense-data' is not the best term, reflecting as it does theories of perception prevalent at the time of writing (1947) rather than the intellectual world of the Critique. (Isaiah Berlin, 'A History of Western Philosophyīy Bertrand Russell', Mind, Vol. Logical constructions out of) sense-data, at any rate not in the Transcendentalism of a neo-Platonist type), nor yet a set of (or Objects (in Space and Time) are neither Things in Themselves (whichĪccording to Russell in the end would amount to a metaphysical This does not so much refute as ignore the centralĭoctrine of the Critique of Pure Reason, according to which material Not, that they must in some sense derive from, or belong to, Things Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant philosophers throughout the ages - from Plato and Aristotle through to Spinoza, Kant and the 20th century. Russell seems to assume that in Kant's system space and time mustĮither be subjective, i.e., in some sense be empirically given, or, if Space of particular material objects (which Kant might have regarded as a metaphysical, i.e., in some sense illegitimate question), Target, and after complaining that Kant gives no adequate explanation to account for the particular order or characteristics in time and In thisĬase the doctrines of space and time are selected as the principal Strongest, leaving the rest to collapse and vanish of itself. His fire against the position on which he regards the enemy as His preferred and somewhat Napoleonic method of concentrating Kant is treated in greater detail, and once more Russell follows This treatment, Berlin suggests, profoundly miscontrues the central doctrine of the Critique of Pure Reason:

I can offer one example, which I take from Isaiah Berlin concerning Russell's treatment of Kant's doctrine of space and time.

A history of western philosophy by bertrand russell