Bertrand Russell — biographical portrait
A Documentary Film

Bertrand Russell

1872 – 1970

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in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.

— An Overview

in 1901—that the set of all sets that do not contain themselves leads to contradiction—shook the foundations of set theory and logic. His collaboration with Alfred North Whitehead on

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(1910-1913) was an attempt to derive all mathematical truths from logical axioms. Russell's

— An Overview