Question

In addition to philosophy, Russell was known for his contributions to:

• A. Mathematics and logic
• B. Literature and art
• C. Astronomy and physics
• D. Medicine and Biology

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Mathematics and logic

• Bertrand Russell was born on May 18, 1872, in Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales

• Died on February 2, 1970, in Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth

• He was a British philosopher, logician, and social reformer

• A founding figure in the analytic movement in Anglo-American philosophy

• Recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.

• Russell’s contributions to logic, epistemology, and the philosophy of mathematics established him as one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century.