The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell Volume 2: The Philosophical Papers, 1896‐99

There is a long and honourable tradition of publishing the papers of great men (and women), especially men of science and learning. In recent years one of the outstanding examples has been the publication of the papers of Charles Darwin by Cambridge University Press, a series both enlightening and entertaining; but for how much longer can such series be produced? We live in the age of the telephone, the fax and the e‐mail, and therefore many ephemeral but sometimes important messages are never recorded on paper in the way that they used to be. How will future scholars cope? Will...