Bertrand Russell1872–1970The quotations of
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician
1872–1970
105 quotes, most often on Anti-Religion, Philosophy and Thinking. Part of the Philosophers collection.
- Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays (1918), Ch. 5: Mathematics and the Metaphysicians
- The Impact of Science on Society (1952)
Mystery is delightful, but unscientific, since it depends upon ignorance.
The Analysis of Mind (1921), Lecture I: Recent Criticisms of “Consciousness”Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
A History of Western Philosophy (1945)- An Outline of Philosophy Ch.15 The Nature of our Knowledge of Physics (1927)
- Letter to Lady Ottoline Morrell, March, 1912, as quoted in Gaither’s Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (2012), p. 1318
Only mathematics and mathematical logic can say as little as the physicist means to say.
The Scientific Outlook (1931)
