What the Problem with Russell Isn't

Mark Nelson thinks that Bertrand Russell's well‐known criticisms of St. Thomas Aquinas turn on Russell's acceptance of a highly implausible epistemic principle (DAM), and that my previous objection to this claim depends upon the attribution to Russell of an even more implausible Insincerity Objection. While I agree that Russell's criticisms do not turn on the Insincerity Objection, I argue that my previous rejection of the attribution of (DAM) to Russell is well‐justified: there is a plausible reading of Russell that requires neither (DAM) nor the Insincerity Objection.