Bertrand Russell’s epistemology: towards neutral monism

Abstract

The article presents the evolution of the ideological views of the British philosopher Bertrand Russell on the nature of knowledge and the methodological principles underlying the cognition theory. It examines arguments showing the gradual change tendency of Russell’s epistemology towards neutral monism as a concept that removes the contradictions between the mental and physical in matters of cognition of the surrounding world.

Keywords

• epistemology
• empiricism
• methodological principles
• knowledgeacquaintance
• neutral monism
• bertrand russell