Scholarly Introductions to Russell’s Books
| Pages | Place | Blackwell & Ruja #; notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC of Atoms, The | Ellwood, David Alexandre | "Introduction" | 2024 | 46 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A45.1e | |
| ABC of Relativity | Clark, Peter | "Introduction" | 1997 | 10 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A50 |
| ABC of Relativity | Pirani, Felix | "Preface to the Fourth Edition" | 1985 | 1 | London | Allen and Unwin | A50.6a | |
| Analysis of Matter, The | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1992 | 6 | London | Routledge | A54. Replaced Denonn's Introduction; both omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| Analysis of Matter, The | Denonn, Lester E. | "Introduction" | 1954 | 4 | New York | Dover | A54.1j | |
| Analysis of Matter, The [as L'Analyse de la Matière] | Devaux, Philippe | "Avant-Propos à l'Édition française" | 1965 | 2 | Paris | Payot | A54 | |
| Analysis of Matter, The [as Philosophie der Materie] | Grelling, Kurt | "Geleitwork zur deutschen Űbersetzung" | 1929 | 3 | Leipzig and Berlin | B. G. Teubner | A54. "Guide" dated January 1929. | |
| Analysis of Mind, The | Baldwin, Thomas | "Introduction" | 1995 | 11 | London | Routledge | A35. Omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| Authority and the Individual | Willis, Kirk | "Introduction" | 1995 | 10 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A84 |
| Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, The | Foot, Michael | "Introduction" | 1998 | 7 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A142.4a |
| Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, The | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1992 | 5 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A115 |
| Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, The | Denonn, Lester E. Egner, Robert E. |
"Introduction" | 1961 | 2 | London | Allen and Unwin | A115 | |
| Bertrand Russell's Best | Egner, Robert E. | "Preface", "Introduction", "Preface to Unwin Book edition" | 1958, 1971, 1975 | 1, 2 | London | Allen and Unwin | A107.1a, .3a, .5a | |
| Bertrand Russell's Dictionary of Mind, Matter and Morals | Denonn, Lester E. | "Introduction" | 1952 | 4 | New York | Philosophical Library | A91 | |
| Collected Stories of Bertrand Russell, The | Feinberg, Barry | 1972 | 4 | London | Allen and Unwin | A151. Includes "Forstice", Satan in the Suburbs and Nightmares of Eminent Persons. | ||
| Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare | Coates, Ken | 2001 | 21 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A108. Also a 2-paragraph blurb by Noam Chomsky on p. [vi]. | |
| Conquest of Happiness, The | Dennett, Daniel C. | "Introduction" | 2023 | ?? | London | Liveright | A60 | |
| Conquest of Happiness, The | Grayling, A.C. | "Preface" | 2006 | 5 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A60. Index replaced. |
| Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz, A | Arthur, Richard T.W. | "Introduction" | 2025 forthcoming | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A4 | |
| Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz, A | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1992 | 6 | London | Routledge | A4. Omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| Dear Bertrand Russell | Kasrils, Ronald | "Foreword to 2024 Edition" | 2024 | 5 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A149 | |
| Essay on the Foundations of Geometry, An | Potter, Michael | "Foreword" | 2022 | ?? | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A3. Index added ?? |
| Essay on the Foundations of Geometry, An | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1996 | 1996 | London | Routledge | A3. Omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| Fact and Fiction | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1994 | 6 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A120 |
| German Social Democracy | Coates, Ken | "Preface to new edition" | 2000 | 3 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A2 | |
| Has Man a Future? | Galtung, Johan | "Foreword" | 2001 | 8 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A121 | |
| History of Western Philosophy | Gottlieb, Anthony | "Introduction" | 2009 | 6? | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A79.2.Not in paperback edition. |
| History of Western Philosophy [in Dutch as Geschiedenis van de westerse Filosofie] | Keizer, Bert | "Voorwoord" | 2008 | 4 | Utrecht | Servire | A79 | |
| History of Western Philosophy and Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from Earliest Times to the Present Day | Grayling, A.C. | "Introduction" | 2004 | 6 | London | Folio Society | A79.2 | |
| Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1992 | 5 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A83 |
| Human Society in Ethics and Politics | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1992 | 7 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A98. Name index added from Russell (1991). |
| Impact de la science: promesses et perils, L' | Baillargeon, Normand Santerre, Chantal |
"Introduction" | 2023 | ?? | London | Baconniere, La | A88.2a | |
| Impact of Science on Society, The | Shuckin, Tim | "Preface" | 2016 | ?? | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A88.2a |
| In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays | Woodhouse, Howard | "Introduction" | 1996 | 13 | London | Routledge | A66 | |
| In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays | Gottlieb, Anthony | "Preface" | 2004 | 4 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A66. Woodhouse's introduction retained. Indexed added. |
| Inquiry into Meaning and Truth, An |
Engel, Pascal | "Introduction" | 2025 forthcoming | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A73 | |
| Inquiry into Meaning and Truth, An | Baldwin, Thomas | "Critical Introduction" | 1995 | 11 | London | Routledge | A73. Omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy | Potter, Michael | "Foreword" | 2022 | ?? | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A30 |
| Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy | Hagar, Amit | "Introduction" | 2005 | 6 | New York | Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading | A30 |
| Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1993 | 7 | London | Routledge | A30. Omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| Introduction à la philosophie mathématique | Rivenc, François | "Avant-propos" | 1991 | 20 | Paris | Payot | A30. Each chapter is preceded by introductory notes, once by Amy Dahan-Dalmedico. | |
| Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy [as Einführung in die mathematische Philosophie] | Hilbert, David | "Vorwort" | 1923 | 1 | Munich | Drei Masken Verlag | A30 | |
| Logic and Knowledge | Stevens, Graham | "Introduction" | 2025 forthcoming | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A103 | |
| Marriage and Morals [as Ehe und Moral] | Blackwell, Kenneth Hausen, Mirjam H. |
"Foreword"; "Bertrand Russell neu entdecken" | 1984 | 2; 5 | Darmstadt, Germany | Verlag Darmstädter Blätter | A59. Both German and English texts of foreword. | |
| Mortals and Others, American Essays, 1931–1935 | Slater, John G. Ruja, Harry |
"Introduction" "Preface" to each volume |
1996 | 8 3, 2 |
London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A158. Combines Vols. 1 & 2 |
| My Philosophical Development | Baldwin, Thomas | "Introduction" | 1995 | 10 | London | Routledge | A109. Omitted in Spokesman edition. | |
| My Philosophical Development | Griffin, Nicholas | "Foreword" | 2022 | 8 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A109 |
| Mysticism and Logic | Linsky, Bernard | "Introduction" | 2025 forthcoming | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A28. Includes Russell's 1917 and 1929 prefaces | |
| New Hopes for a Changing World | Bone, Andrew G. | "Introduction" | 2023 | 11 + 13 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A89. Added: 3 appendices. Index added from Russell (2001) | |
| Our Knowledge of the External World | Hagar, Amit | "Introduction" | 2008 | 7 | New York | Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading | A12.1a. Apparently the text of the 1914 edition. |
| Our Knowledge of the External World | Slater, John G. | "Introduction" | 1993 | 9 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A12.2a |
| Outline of Philosophy, An | Slater, John G. | Introduction" | 1995 | 6 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A56 |
| Philosophy of Logical Atomism, The [as Philosophie des logischen Atomismus: Aufsätze zur Logik und Erkenntnistheorie 1908–1918, Die] | Sinnreich, Johannes | "Einleitung" | 1976 | 15 | Munich | Nymphenburger | A86. Editorial notes are added with Russell's, gathered at rear, and a bibliography and index. | |
| Philosophy of Logical Atomism, The [as Russell's Logical Atomism] | Pears, David | "Introduction" | 1972 | 34 | London | Fontana/Collins | Routledge Classics as The Philosophy of Logical Atomism | A86.3. Reissued in 1985 as The Philosophy of Logical Atomism (La Salle, Ill.: Open Court). |
| Politische Ideale | Einstein, Albert | "Vorwort" | 1922 | 1 | Berlin | Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft für Politik und Geschicte m. b. h. | A43. An original anthology. | |
| Politische Ideale | von Borries, Achim | "Zu Bertrand Russell's `Political Ideals'" | 1989 | 6 | Darmstädt, Germany | Darmstädter Blätter | A43.2a. Omits much in 1st edition but retains Einstein's foreword. | |
| Politische Ideale | Gumbel, E.J. | "I. Einleitung; Bertrand Russells wissenschaftliche Bedeutung" | 1922 | 12 | Berlin | Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft für Politik und Geschicte m. b. h. | A43. Also by Gumbel: "II. Das Problem des Krieges; Bertrand Russell und die englischen Pazifisten im Krieg" | |
| Portraits from Memory and Other Essays | Griffin, Nicholas | "Foreword" | 2020 | 6?? | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A102. An index is added ?? |
| Power: a New Social Analysis | Brittan, Samuel | "Preface" | 2004 | 9 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A72. Introduction by Willis retained. Index replaced. |
| Power: a New Social Analysis | Willis, Kirk | "Introduction" | 1995 | 8 | London | Routledge | A72. | |
| Practice and Theory of Bolshevism, The | Coates, Ken | "Foreword" | 1995 | 3 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A34 | |
| Practice and Theory of Bolshevism, The [as Die Praxis und Theorie des Bolschewismus] | Fetscher, Iring | "Vorwort" | 1987 | 8 | Darmstädt, Germany | Darmstädter Blätter | A34. Also "Zur Einführing", from W. Laqueur's Mythos der Revolution (Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 1967). | |
| Principles of Mathematics, The | Slater, John G. | Introduction" | 1992 | 5 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | |
| Principles of Social Reconstruction [as Principes de reconstruction sociale] | Baillargeon, Normand | "Introduction" | 2007 | 22 | Laval, Qué. | Presses de l'Université Laval | A25. Annotation, letter from A.G. West, and bibliography added. | |
| Principles of Social Reconstruction | Rempel, Richard A. | "Introduction" | 1997 | 8 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics as Why Men Fight | A25 |
| Problem of China, The | Linsky, Bernard | "Introduction" | 2021 | ?? | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A41 |
| Problem of China, The | Coates, Ken | "Foreword" | 1993 | 7 | Nottingham | Spokesman | A41 | |
| Problem of China, The (as La Chine) | Bergeron, Régis | "La Chine à l'ère de Mao Tsé-toung (1922-1968)" | 1968 | 80 | Paris | Éditions Planète | A41. Notes added after each chapter. | |
| Problems of Philosophy, The | Kim, Hye-Kyung | "Introduction" | 2004 | 11 | New York | Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading | A10 |
| Problems of Philosophy, The | Skorupski, John | "Introduction" | 1998 | 10 | Oxford | Oxford U. P. | A10 | |
| Problems of Philosophy, The | Perry, John | "Introduction" | 1997 | 20 | New York | Oxford U. P. | A10 | |
| Problèmes de philosophie | Rivenc, François | "Introduction" | 1989 | 20 | Paris | Èditions Payot | ||
| Prospects of Industrial Civilization, The | Greenspan, Louis | "Introduction" | 1996 | 11 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A36.2 |
| Religion and Science | Ruse, Michael | "Introduction" | 1997 | 19 | New York | Oxford U. P. | A69 | |
| Roads to Freedom | Rempel, Richard A. | "Critical Introduction" | 1996 | 8 | London | Routledge | A29 | |
| Sceptical Essays | Gray, John | "Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition" | 2004 | 5 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A57. Index added. |
| Scientific Outlook, The | Papineau, David | "Preface" | 2001 | 17 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A61 |
| Theory of Knowledge: the 1913 Manuscript | Eames, Elizabeth Ramsden | "Introduction" | 1984 | 31 | London | Allen and Unwin | Collected Papers, Vol. 7 | AA2. Full scholarly apparatus for this previously unpublished text. |
| Unpopular Essays | Willis, Kirk | "Introduction" | 1995 | 9 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A87 |
| War Crimes in Vietnam | Simpson, Tony | "Introduction" | 2025 forthcoming | Nottingham | Spokesman | A141 | ||
| What I Believe | Ryan, Alan | "Preface" | 2004 | 11 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A49. Index added. |
| Wit and Wisdom of Bertrand Russell, The | Denonn, Lester E. | "Introduction" | 1951 | 10 | New York | Beacon Press | A90 | |
| Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects | Blackburn, Simon | "Preface" | 2004 | 9 | London | Routledge | Routledge Classics | A104. Edwards' introduction retained. Index replaced. |
| Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects | Edwards, Paul | "Editor's Introduction" | 1957 | 5 | London | Allen and Unwin | A104. Appedix: "How Bertrand Russell Was Prevented from Teaching at the College of the City of New York" |
Compiled by K.Blackwell (updated 21.12.24).