The philosophy, life, and works of Bertrand Russell. Created as a research project on a philosopher for my dual credit English III class.

1. Bertrand Russell
1872-1970

2. B. Russell sprouts
• Born into a liberal and influential
family of the British aristocracy
• Often contemplated suicide
• Educated by tutors

3. Pembroke Lodge

4. Early career
• Taught German Social Democracy at
the London School of Economics
• Russell's paradox
• The Principles of Mathematics
• Principia Mathematica

5. Beacon Hill School
• Experimental
• Founded with his wife
• Run from different locations
• His wife continued it after he left five
years later

6. Family life
• Married four times
• Had three children
• He and his wife eventually became
the legal guardians of three of his
granddaughters

7. Political causes
• Pacifist activist during World War I
• Convicted under the Defence of the
Realm Act
• Leeds Convention
• Imprisoned for six months for
lecturing against inviting the U.S. to
join the war on Britain's side
• Jailed for seven days for being in an
anti-nuclear demonstration in London
at the age of 89

8. Death
• Died of influenza in 1970
• No religious ceremony
• Ashes scattered over the Welsh
mountains

9. Analytic philosophy
• Favored clarity in arguments
• Did not think there should be separate methods for philosophy
• Occam's Razor

10. Russell's teapot
• Burden of proof
• Teapot orbiting around the sun between Earth and Mars

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