Bertrand Russell: Appearance and Reality

Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy: Appearance and Reality. Brief introduction to Russell's life and work, then chapter one.Do we experience the world as it is? Or is there a difference between how the world appears to us and how it actually is?And why might we think that there is no matter?"The painter wants to know what things seem to be, the practical man and the philosopher want to know what they are; but the philosopher's wish to knowthis is stronger than the practical man's, and is more troubled by knowledge as to the difficulties of answering the question."You can join future live sessions at https://discord.gg/philosophy