Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy

Teaching position at the University of Cambridge

The Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy is the senior professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge.[1] It was established in 1896 and named the Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy in 2010, after a successful fundraising appeal to endow the post.[1] The incumbent Bertrand Russell Professor is Alexander Bird, who succeeded Huw Price in October 2020.[2]

## Holders

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* James Ward (1896–1925)
* G. E. Moore (1925–1939)
* Ludwig Wittgenstein (1939–1947)
* G. H. von Wright (1948–1951)
* John Wisdom (1952–1968)
* Elizabeth Anscombe (1970–1986)
* D. H. Mellor (1986–1999)
* Simon Blackburn (2001–2011)
* Huw Price (2011–2020)
* Alexander Bird (2020–present)

## References

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1. ^ a b "THE BERTRAND RUSSELL PROFESSORSHIP OF PHILOSOPHY" (PDF).
2. ^ Langton, Rae (September 2020). "From the Chair" (PDF). Philosophy at Cambridge. 16: 1.

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Bertrand Russell

British philosopher, logician, and social critic

Philosophy|

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* Copleston–Russell debate
* Logical atomism
* Russell's teapot
* Theory of descriptions

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Views on society|

* Russell–Einstein Manifesto
* Russell Tribunal

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Mathematics|

* Peano–Russell notation
* Russell's paradox

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Works|

* The Principles of Mathematics (1903)
* "On Denoting" (1905)
* Principia Mathematica (1910–1913)
* The Problems of Philosophy (1912)
* Why Men Fight (1916)
* Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919)
* "Free Thought and Official Propaganda" (1922)
* "Why I Am Not a Christian" (1927)
* Marriage and Morals (1929)
* In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays (1935)
* Power: A New Social Analysis (1938)
* A History of Western Philosophy (1945)
* My Philosophical Development (1959)

Family|

* Alys Pearsall Smith (wife, 1894–1921)
* Dora Russell (wife, 1921–1935)
* Patricia Russell (wife, 1936–1951)
* Edith Finch Russell (wife, 1952–1970)
* John Russell, 4th Earl Russell (son)
* Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell (son)
* Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell (brother)
* John Russell, Viscount Amberley (father)
* Katharine Russell, Viscountess Amberley (mother)
* John Stuart Mill (godfather)
* John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (paternal grandfather)
* Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (maternal grandmother)

Related|

* Appointment court case
* Earl Russell
* Peace Foundation
* Professorship of Philosophy

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