Abstract
Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher and logician, co-founder of analytic philosophy. His key contributions include logicism, predicate calculus refinement, theories of definite descriptions, logical atomism, logical types, and neutral monism. Russell also worked on Principia Mathematica with A.N. Whitehead. He was an influential essayist, social critic, and proponent of atheism. His activism included anti-war efforts, leading to imprisonments in 1916 and 1961, and advocacy against nuclear weapons, notably the Russell-Einstein Manifesto (1955) and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (founding president, 1958). Russell received the Order of Merit (1949) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1950). Despite controversies, including dismissals from Cambri™dge and City College New York, he remained a prominent public figure. His autobiography highlights his life’s driving passions: love, knowledge, and pity for human suffering.