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Quotes from Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy — Bertrand Russell

1872–1970

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The method of "postulating" what we want has many advantages; they are the same as the advantages of theft over honest toil.

Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919)

Logic, I should maintain, must no more admit a unicorn than zoology can; for logic is concerned with the real world just as truly as zoology, though with its more abstract and general features.

Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919)

The question of "unreality," which confronts us at this point, is a very important one. Misled by grammar, the great majority of those logicians who have dealt with this question have dealt with it on mistaken lines. They have regarded grammatical form as a surer guide in analysis than, in fact, it is. And they have not known what differences in grammatical form are important.

Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919)

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