It is difficult to overstate the extent to which Russell's thought dominated twentieth century analytic philosophy: virtually every strand in its development either originated with him or was transformed by being transmitted through him. Analytic philosophy itself owes its existence more to Russell than to any other philosopher.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is difficult to overstate the extent to which Russell's thought dominated twentieth century analytic philosophy: virtually every strand in its development either originated with him or was transformed by being transmitted through him. Analytic philosophy itself owes its existence more to Russell than to any other philosopher." in the context of "Nicholas Griffin, in The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell (2003)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.