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The Analysis of Mind

Bertrand Russell
1921 · English
Philosophical lectures · Early-twentieth-century British neutral monism

Russell's 1921 lectures on neutral monism — mind as logical construction from neutral particulars

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute The Analysis of Mind (Mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Relational
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency None
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Relational
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

The Analysis of Mind

Time of mental sequence.

Space

The Analysis of Mind

Logical-construction space.

Matter

The Analysis of Mind

Neutral particulars organised into matter.

Observer

The Analysis of Mind

The neutral-monist analyst.

Energy

The Analysis of Mind

Energies of organisation.

Information

The Analysis of Mind

Logical-construction patterns.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

The Analysis of Mind

Russell's Analysis of Mind: central work of neutral monism; foundational for twentieth-century analytic philosophy of mind.