An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry

An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry was first published in 1897 when Bertrand Russell was 25 years old. It  marks his first major foray into analytic philosophy, a movement in  which Russell is one of the founding members and figurehead. It provides  a brilliant insight into Russell's early philosophical thought and an  engaging and authoritative introduction to the philosophical and logical  foundations of geometry - a version of which was fundamental to  Einstein's theory of relativity.

Russell explores and introduces the  concepts of geometry and their philosophical implications, including a  historical overview of geometrical theory, making it an invaluable  resource not only for students of philosophy but anyone interested in  the origins of the thought of one of the twentieth century's most  important and widely-read philosophers.