Nice copy of Russell’s Important Work on the Philosophy of the Mind “Philosopher, mathematician and social critic, Bertrand Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. In The Analysis of Mind, one of his most influential and exciting books, Russell presents an intriguing reconciliation of the materialism of psychology with the antimaterialism of physics. This book established a new conception of the mind and provided one of the most original and interesting externalist accounts of knowledge. Drawing upon the writings of psychologists such as William James and John Watson, Russell offers a comprehensive treatment of such considerations as belief, desire, habit, memory, meaning, and causal law. His reasoning formed the foundation for many subsequent theories of mind, as well as a framework for his own later philosophical writings. It remains one of the most important works on the philosophy of the mind”. Item Description The work has been given in the form of lectures both in London and Peking, and one lecture that on ‘Desire’, has been published in the Athenaeum. Published by George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London, 1949. Publishers’ original maroon cloth boards, with gilt title, author, and publisher logo on spine. Book Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 x 3 cm and Number of Pages: 310 including index + 2 pages of books by Bertrand Russell Condition Firm and well-bound copy. External covers are very clean and in nice shape. Internally; the book is nice and tidy. A name and date of 1949 with neat ink on top first front free endpaper page. Inner hinges are very good, and pages are tightly held at gutters. Pages are clean with light spotting and foxing marks to first and last few pages. The text is fresh and bright (Please see pictures). Bertrand Russell “Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). Philosopher, mathematician, educational and sexual reformer, pacifist, prolific letter writer, author and columnist, Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential and widely known intellectual figures of the twentieth century. In 1950 he was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1950 for his extensive contributions to world literature and for his "rationality and humanity, as a fearless champion of free speech and free thought in the West."