First published in 1989, this book considers Bertrand Russell's exchanges with his elders in philosophy, with his contemporaries, and with one of his most outstanding pupils. The conversations presented cover subjects such as: the nature of relations; the relation of the subject and object in knowledge; the analysis of experience; the definition of truth; the analysis of belief; and the theory of meaning.

Foreword; Preface; Russell and His Contemporaries: Dates of Interchanges 1. Introduction 2. Russell and the Idealists 3. Russell and Moore 4. Russell, Frege, and Meinong Before 1905 5. Russell, Frege and Meinong: 1905 and After 6. Russell and Whitehead 7. Russell and Wittgenstein 8. Russell and the Pragmatists 9. The Legacy of the dialogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects