BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
3101

Sisson wishes BR well during his convalescence. She was his "chucker-out at the history lessons" in the tower of Telegraph House and Beacon Hill School.

3102

Sitwell will send BR her Three Poems of the Atomic Age.

3103

BR sends a message-letter on Sitwell's 75th birthday.

3104
Skeltar thanks BR for his letter on her book (or book ms.).
3105

Skinner asks BR to chair "a demonstration" at a meeting in Chelsea on Nov. 3.

3106

Dr. Skoryna would like to discuss problems in medical research relating to My Philosophical Development.

3107

BR could see Skoryna between now and May 25 except May 4.

3108

BR is "too ignorant" of medicine and surgery to express an opinion on Skoryna's paper.

3109

These solicitors do not have the mortgage deed with Dr. Duke.

3110

Smart sends BR a short article influenced by his friend Paul Edwards' collection, Why I Am Not a Christian.

3111

Smeaton, who has left Girton because of illness, asks BR to recommend someone to instruct her in Principia.

See https://www.logicmatters.net/2012/01/06/amethe-von-zeppelin-continued/: "A generous correspondent (much better at this Googling malarkey than I) writes:" “Amethe Smeaton was the daughter of a colonial administrator (later a liberal MP) called Donald Smeaton. She was born in the late 1890s and was at Girton College during WW1 but left without graduating because of ill health. She corresponded briefly with Russell about Principia in 1917. She married a Scottish army officer called Ian McEwan in 1919: they had a son who served in the Scots Guards and who was killed in WW2. In 1924 she published in the Morning Post an adulatory account of an interview she had with Mussolini (apparently she spent time in Italy as a child and therefore spoke Italian.) Graf von Zeppelin was cited as co-respondent in her divorce in 1929: it was said that they had been “found living as Count and Countess von Zeppelin” at Mentone. She married the count in Cap Martin, France in August that year. (He had been a German army officer during WW1, then had travelled in the forests of Bolivia, publishing an account of his adventures in 1926. According to A J Ayer, he chased Otto Neurath through the streets of Munich with a revolver at one point.) They bought a house called Schloss Mauerbach near Vienna in 1939. I think she died around 1966.”

"She’d translated before, a history book by Paul Frischauer, Prince Eugene: A Man and a Hundred Years of History, first published in German in 1933, translated in 1934, and still in print. Later she translated Schlick’s Philosophy of Nature (1949), Walter Schubart’s Russia and Western Man (1950), Bruno Freytag’s Philosophical Problems of Mathematics (1951), and a book by Karl Kobald Springs of Immortal Sound (1950), on places in Austria associated with composers. She also co-translated Werner Heisenberg’s Nuclear Physics (1953). That’s a rather remarkable catalogue! And she wasn’t “just” a translator: she was competent enough to be asked to review a group of logic and philosophy of science books for Nature in 1938 (she writes the composite review in a way that indicates she was very much up with developments)."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethé_von_Zeppelin: this biographical entry refers the reader to her correspondence entries in BRACERS.  

3112

Smith, a headmaster, attended BR's "Principles" lecture on education and has distributed The Policy of the Entente to some of his boys.

3113

Smith has attended BR's "Logical Atomism" lectures and sends BR his book.

3114

Smith would like to see BR to discuss "additional world prizes".

3115

BR will not be able to see Smith.

3116

BR's letter arrived a month ago. "Dearest Bertie", she begins.

"Wednesdays have quite lost their savour since you went away."

She quotes Eliot on "On Denoting": a work of art, "clear and beautifully formed thought." She wants to read the essay. She herself is in advertising and was to become a novelist.

She signs herself merely "Tony". BR has supplied one of her several surnames, "Earnshaw Smith". She was born Eirene Botting.

The letter is intimate in tone. See her 1974 letter (record 122043) to K. Blackwell, in which she says she did not grant BR's wish for an intimate relationship.

3117

Alys's aunt invites BR and Alys to stay with her when they visit America.

3118
Smith is pleased that BR no longer believes in mnemic causation.
3119

BR responds on mnemic causation and the stuff of the world; and comments: "It is a long time since I have thought about these questions...."

3120

Smith critiques the examples in BR's "Can Americans and Britons Be Friends?".

3121

Smythies sends BR his Analysis of Perception.

3122

BR accepts as "wholly valid" the criticism of himself on p. 50 of Analysis of Perception.

3123

From Vancouver, Snider asks BR to read his poem, "Namus".

3124

BR suggests that Snider find a shorter way of expressing himself.

3125

Re lunch before Clifford Allen's arrival on the 16th.

3126

In French.

On engaging BR to lecture in Marseille and Nice.

3127

Filippi regrets that BR could not lecture to the Société de Philosophie de Marseille.

3128

In French.

BR has agreed to lecture on "Non-Deductive Inference" at the College.

3129

BR will speak on June 9 in Paris. The text of "Non-Deductive Inference" is not yet ready.

3130

BR's schedule for 2 lectures in Paris and 2 in Marseille. The (Paris) lectures are: "Le Principe de l'Individuation" (10 June) and "L'Esprit et la Matière".

3131
3132

BR sends "Physics and Experience" for translation.

3133

Re BR's upcoming lecture to the Société.

3134

Re BR's upcoming lecture to the Société.

Annotated by BR: his brother's name and address, "Mrs. McT", "Try Reilly (Christ's)", and a small sum of money.

3135

Needham asks BR to become a sponsor of the S.A.C.U. Annotated in Edith's hand: "O.K."

3136

BR agrees to become a sponsor of the S.A.C.U.

3137

The Society is "extremely disturbed" about provisions in the copyright bill.

3138

Tucker inquires whether BR would like to meet Jayaprakash Narayan.

3139

Paine tries to arrange another time for BR to meet J. Narayan.

3140

Ostwald writes about publishing the Tractatus with BR's introduction in Annalen der Philosophie. BR has annotated the letter. Wrinch annotated it for the date that she sent the ms. of the Tractatus to Ostwald, 24 Feb. 1921.

3141

A handwritten note reading "From one who admires your work in philosophy, and your stand for peace" was inserted between pp. 14-15 of Henry Bett's The Spiritual Maxims of Angelus Silesius (Russell's Library, no. 242).

3142
3143

BR cannot fit a meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Jayaprakash Narayan into his schedule—"Every minute of my time in London is already filled with engagements."

3144

A "with compliments" card was inserted between pp. 70-1, the start of Chapter 6, "Meaning in Ethical Theory", of Osborn's Humanism and Moral Theory (Russell's Library, no. 1964).

3145

Solomon criticizes BR's handling of epistemology in Human Knowledge.

3146
Dated from BR's reply (see record 15297).

solomons greatly appreciates BR's books.
3147

Sommer would like to interview BR for his biography of Viscount Haldane.

3148

Sommers writes on types and the nonsensical but grammatical sentences that abound in any natural language. His enclosed offprint is from Mind, 1959.

3149

BR raises objections to Sommers' ideas on the theory of types, mentioning Ramsey's distinction between semantic and extensional paradoxes.

3150

BR has provided the year and this note: "a teacher of mathematics at the Crammer's". Soper congratulates BR on being one of only two selected in mathematics.

3151

BR has noted on verso of letter: "1905 Gee Davies Morrell" and beside each name a sum of money.

3152

In praise of BR's article, "What We Stand For".

3153

Read invites BR to speak at the suggestion of Robert Young.

3154
Spencer enjoyed having john this afternoon and looks forward to teaching him when he has progressed to the next class. She would like an hour's discussion with br.
3155

Spencer inquires about Lord John Russell's efforts re religious disabilities.

3156
3157

Spencer-Brown writes on logic after a meeting with BR. The enclosure is titled "Preface".

3158

Stein is willing to publish, with some delay, Wittgenstein's Tractatus. Wrinch has annotated the letter.

3159

Spencer-Brown applies for a position at Oxford, giving BR and Sir A.C. Hardy as referees.

3160

Matters other than logic absorb BR. Zilinsky's work is unknown to him.

3161

On a biography, with mention of BR's temptation to power.

3162

Spencer-Brown is pleased that Edith thinks he should write a biography of BR.

3163
3164

This message is contained in a letter from Gladys Rinder, written on 9 August 1918, document .054830, record 79625.

I saw Mr. S. Unwin yesterday, told him that you agreed to 7/6. The paper question is very very difficult. The quality depends on the materials printers are able to obtain each quarter and unfortunately the quality was very poor in the quarter in which R. to F. [Roads to Freedom] was set up. It is just possible that better paper could have been obtained at a prohibitive price, but Unwin’s contract with Lippincott did not leave sufficient margin to cover such an expense. Unwin hopes to provide better paper for any further editions. Printing will be completed to-morrow and the binding in about a month’s time. The date of publication rests with Lippincott, as A. and U’s agreement was that the publication was to take place between July and 1st December on a date “to be mutually agreed upon.” Unwin thinks there will be no difficulty about early publication but of course if Lippincott wished they could hold it up until November 30th. Unwin however, thinks this very higly improbable. He asked me to tell you that the Century Co. refused his tentative offer of R. to F. and that he has not yet received any reply to his second authorative [sic] offer as your agent. If that fails he proposes to try Dodd and Mead who published Lowes Dickinson’s “Choice Before Us”. Unwin asked me how you were getting on and gave me a new detective novel for you, also some proofs of new books which you can throw away if you do not find them interesting. He is going to give me some more from time to time. I met him at a typists later in the day and he asked me when he was going to received the “Introduction” [to Mathematical Philosophy]. I told him that Miss Wrinch would take it to him within the next week or two.

3165
3166

On the purchase of Bagley Wood, Oxford.

3167

Spiegelberg seeks Husserl's letter to BR of 1920 to which he encloses BR's reply.

3168

BR cannot find any letter from Husserl, "but my early correspondence is in confusion."

3169

Spiegelberg seeks BR's permission to reprint extracts from "Humanity's Choice" and "Values in the Atomic Age".

3170

Spingarn sympathizes with BR over his "academic fate". He encloses his poem, "Héloise sans Abelard".

3171

Sprague, Senior Wrangler at Cambridge in 1853, queries BR on "The Study of Mathematics".

3172

Sprigge would like to interview BR for her biography of Berenson.

3173

Sprott invites BR to read a paper to the Moral Sciences Club at Cambridge, and then to the Society ("Apostles"). Dated from the fact that BR spoke to the Club on 3 December 1926.

3174
In sympathy with BR in prison.
3175

BR recommends that Stafford approach Stefan Themerson.

3176

A note was inserted between the Foreword and the Introduction of Rufus Noel-Buxton's The Ford (Russell's Library, no. 1946). The book has been signed by the author.

3177

BR has read the pamphlets "with complete agreement" and believes the objection to homosexuality is "complete superstition" and "cannot see that it does any harm whatever".

3178

Stanley-Jones encloses 3 of his pamphlets advocating changes in the anti-homosexual laws.

3179

BR requests a copy of his speech in Hansard ("Parliamentary Reports") on the H-bomb before it was invented, in 1946. (Actually, 1945).

3180

Stawell and BR have an appointment for Sunday. She encloses notes (not present).

3181

Stcherbatsky, who is writing his Buddhist Logic, tells BR that his philosophy has counterparts in Buddhism (see his book) and asks BR to read what he is working on.

3182

Stebbing asks BR to authenticate a "letter" (a manuscript), "The End of Pioneering", purchased at a San Francisco auction for the defence of "the Scotsborough Negro boys", and asks him to speak to the Philosophical Society, Bedford College.

3183

In German.

On Leibniz and "monas monadum".

3184

BR provides his view of the English language for Dr. Steinbach, presumably for publication.

3185

Steinberg asks BR about "physical object" and "evidence", and praises BR for his protests against "global butchery".

3186

BR explains "physical object" and "evidence".

3187

Principal Stephen regrets BR's retirement from the Newnham College Council.

3188

The Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco invites BR to give a series of 4 lectures for $1,000.

3189

Stern invites BR, a vice-president of the Société Britannique de Philosophie de Langue Française, to send a message to its first conference.

3190

BR cannot manage to send more than his best wishes for the conference.

3191

Née de Keyserling. She asks BR to get news of her brother-in-law, Baron Roman Ungern, who may have been shot by the Bolsheviks.

3192

Sternfield relays Thomas Mann's request to meet with BR in July.

3193

BR tells Commander Stewart that he has despaired of finding time to read his typescript.

3194

A friend of Anne Symonds, Sticklin asks if she may interview BR again after 2 years, when he delighted her with stories of apes, Einstein and school teachers.

3195

BR will give her his "meagre reminiscences" of toys.

3196

BR agrees with Still's criticism of "A New Approach to Peace".

3197

Still criticizes a passage on plebiscites in "A New Approach to Peace".

3198
St. John praises BR's efforts for peace and encloses (not present) a play of his own.
3199

BR is grateful for St. John's generous letter.

3200

On alleged atrocities in Belgium during the war.