The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll

e believed in the inherent connexion between names and things; who would have taken the sound man to be the mode of agitating the air which is essentially communicative of the

e latter mean many different things by one word, whereas the former do not-a

a supporter of Max Müller's theory of the identity of thought and language. However, since the man was very untruthful, and he told me that he meant what he said and said what he meant,[32] the conclusion is pr

d. The virtues, if so they be, and the applause were withheld for other reasons than that the above statements are either nonsensical or false. Suppose that "I say what I mean" expresses a truth. What I say (or write) is

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ese two assertions. Thus, he clearly showed that he was a nominalist, and philosop