Bertrand Russell Quote

The question of "unreality," which confronts us at this point, is a very important one. Misled by grammar, the great majority of those logicians who have dealt with this question have dealt with it on mistaken lines. They have regarded grammatical form as a surer guide in analysis than, in fact, it is. And they have not known what differences in grammatical form are important.


Ch. 16: Descriptions - Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919)


The question of unreality, which confronts us at this point, is a very important one. Misled by grammar, the great majority of those logicians who...

The question of unreality, which confronts us at this point, is a very important one. Misled by grammar, the great majority of those logicians who...

The question of unreality, which confronts us at this point, is a very important one. Misled by grammar, the great majority of those logicians who...

The question of unreality, which confronts us at this point, is a very important one. Misled by grammar, the great majority of those logicians who...