Download or read book An Outline of Philosophy written by Bertrand Russell and published by London, Allen. This book was released on 1927 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "An Outline of Philosophy," Russell argues that philosophy is concerned with the universe as a whole. This work illuminated the ways in which we are capable of knowledge and discovering natural laws wtih a discussion of perception, memory, learning in infants and animals and linguistic ability. It moves on to a study of the physical world and then to a discussion of humanity as it sees itself. Finally Russell considers some of the great philosophers of the past and what philosophy has to say about humanity's place in the universe.