Abstract

This dissertation analyzes Bertrand Russell's Theory of Knowledge, published in 1984 by George Allen and Unwin, Volume 7 in The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell. This manuscript by Russell is a major work by one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy, offering arguments on several topics that are crucial contributions to outstanding issues in epistemology and logic. It fills in several curious and large gaps in our understanding of the development of Russell's philosophical progress from 1912 through 1918. In addition, it provides an indispensable context for understanding the development of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The dissertation explores several related topics, including the development and later publication of Theory of Knowledge, the content of the book, the place of Russell's manuscript in the development of his thought, the influence of Theory of Knowledge on Wittgenstein's Tractatus, the joint collaboration in 1913 between Russell and Wittgenstein, and the significance of the 1913 manuscript in the history of philosophy