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Bertrand Russell: Two Forms of Knowledge, Critique of Idealism, On "Linguistic Analysis"

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Published: Dec 4, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/gbruno.43619
Keywords:
Bertrand Russell Direct and Descriptive Forms of Knowledge Critique of Idealism Linguistic Analysis
Foteini Efthymiou
University of West Attica
Abstract

In this paper, we will discuss two forms of knowledge—direct and descriptive—as presented by Bertrand Russell, one of the leading figures of 20th-century analytic philosophy. Next, we will explore how Russell critiques the metaphysics of idealism using the distinction between these two forms of knowledge as a tool. Finally, we will illustrate the possibility of logically depicting the structure of language according to Russell's theory of descriptions.

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Foteini Efthymiou, University of West Attica

Foteini Efthymiou has been working as a Special Technical Laboratory Staff (STLS) member in the ALIS Department, UniWA, since November 2019, and has been a PhD candidate in the same department since 2020.

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