The Bertrand Russell Society is a learned society

Learned society

A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...

 founded in 1974 whose purpose is to foster a better understanding of the life, work, and writings of Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...

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The Society publishes the Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly, and all members receive Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies. The society holds an annual meeting, and offers numerous prizes for literature and other work that further the interests and principles of Bertrand Russell. The society also sponsors talks in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association

American Philosophical Association

The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...

 and the History of Early Analytic Philosophy Society

History of Early Analytic Philosophy Society

The History of Early Analytic Philosophy Society is a philosophical society whose purpose is to foster a better understanding of early analytic philosophy. The society examines the work of the early contributors to analytic thought including Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein,...

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