Bertrand Russell’s Visit to China: Selected Texts on the Centenary of Intercultural Dialogues in Logic and Epistemology
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reception of Bertrand Russell, humanistic thought, mathematical logic, logicism, structural perceptionSynopsis
Written and compiled in commemoration of the centenary of Russell’s visit to China (1920-1921), the anthology Bertrand Russell’s Visit to China: Selected Text on the Centenary of Intercultural Dialogues in Logic and Epistemology offers a focused account of reception of Bertrand Russell and his thought in China. Set in the time of Russell’s stay in China, the selection of texts revolves around the initial reception of Russell as a person, philosopher, and scientist in Chinese intellectual world. As a retrospective anthology concerned with the reception of Russell’s thought in China, the work is comprised both of translations of articles and essays written by Chinese intellectuals and other public figures at the time of his visit there, as well as a few contemporary studies analysing the reception and propagation of Russell’s ideas in China in the abovementioned period.
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About this BookEditors’ Preface
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Atoms of Logic Across Space and TimeHow Bertrand Russell’s Visit to China Changed History Both East and West
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Mr. Luosu and “China’s Road to Freedom”A General Introduction to Russell’s Visit to China (1920-1921)
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Welcome Banquet for the Great Philosopher Russell (1920)
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Welcome Speech for Russell at the Chinese Lecture Society (1920)
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A Meeting of the Russell Study Society (1920)
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The Inaugural Meeting of the Russell Study Society (1920)
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Records from Sessions of the English Section of Russell Study Society (1921)
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An Outline of Russell’s Logic and Worldview (1920)
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The Spirit of Russell’s Philosophy (1921)
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Zhang Shenfu – China’s First Popularizer of Russell’s Philosophy and Mathematical Logic, 1920s
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Between Russell and ConfuciusChina‘s Russell Expert, Zhang Shenfu (Chang Sung-Nian)
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Logicism of New Realism (1922)
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Russell’s Inference and Zhang Dongsun’s CompatibilityTwo Models of Structural Perception
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My Expectations for Russell (1920)
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Wishing Russell to Survive (1921)
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Russell’s Contribution to Us (1921)
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Russell’s visit to China and the Significance of Intercultural EncountersEpilogue
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A List of Important Chinese Publications on Russell and Translations of Russell’s Works, 1919-1922Appendix
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