Bertrand Russell
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Russell, the sage non-conformist, is always meaningful, no matter what the topic or the issue. In this small book are some of his old but nonetheless remarkable observations, and some of the thoughts he expressed on his 90th birthday. Here are titles, taken at random from the Table of Contents: Psychoanalysis Takes a Look; Envy and Belief; On Male Superiority; What Social Science Can Do; Intellectual Rubbish; Don't Be Too Certain; On Being Old.
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The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell's enduring masterpiece, invites readers on an intellectual odyssey through the fundamental inquiries that have intrigued humanity for centuries. Russell skillfully introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. He frames...
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An A-to-Z compendium of Russell's writing. One of the great minds of the twentieth century, Bertrand Russell explored philosophy, mathematics, and a variety of other intellectual, political, historical, and social issues in his lifetime. In this indispensable and easily accessible guide, drawn from his books and essays, readers will find Russell's fundamental principles, from objectivity to ontological arguments to logical certainty, in his own words....
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Published in 1916, in the midst of World War I, this courageous book dared to question contemporary patriotic shibboleths. But more than just an angry response to the barbarity of a particular war, Russell's book probes deeply into the causes of war, when it is justified, and the prospects for avoiding it.
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The essays in this little volume, published here for the first time in book form, were written by Bertrand Russell during the Second World War when he was less concerned with the stormy issues of nuclear warfare and the containment of Communist aggression and more with "the art of reckoning" in the fields of mathematics, logic and philosophy. The simplicity of Russell's exposition is astonishing, as is his ability to get to the core of the great philosophical...
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The Nobel Prize winner explores the role of early childhood education in building personal character.
In Education of Character, great twentieth-century philosopher Bertrand Russell goes beyond math or history and into the larger purposes of education. What do we want our children to be like as people? What kind of future community do we want to build? And what approaches are most likely to achieve the results we want?
Taking the discoveries of...
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Dieser Band versammelt die religionskritischen Schriften Bertrand Russels, darunter die titelgebende Rede Warum ich kein Christ bin, Nette Leute und Was ich glaube. Seine Reden und Essays bleiben dabei nicht nur reine Meinungsäußerung, sondern widerlegen geistreich und unterhaltsam religiösen Irrglauben und liefern Argumente, die selbst orthodoxe Fanatiker ins Grübeln bringen sollten. In Was ich glaube wird der Humanismus des Mathematikers, Philosophen...
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In a brilliant series of essays Bertrand Russell puts his challenging skepticism to work against the prejudices and superstitions of our time. With savage insight and urbane whit The Will to Doubt attacks any and all obstacles to a rational way of life. His thoughts are as lively and pertinent today as when they were written. His topics range from the defects of the education system to the failure of the belief among the younger generation, from our...
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Published in 1916, this volume-originally titled Why Men Fight-argues forcefully that societal stress on individual competition was instrumental in leading to World War I, and that the future progress of liberal democracy depends upon nurturing positive qualities of cooperation and creativity instead.
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Published in 1918, before the end of World War I, this book attempts to chart a way forward through the ruins. Russell discusses socialism and anarchism, utopian and reality, with fair treatment and explanation of the shortfalls and benefits of each argument. In its concern for the preservation of liberty against the encroachments of state power, the book is as relevant as ever today.
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In 1920 Russell traveled to Russia with a British delegation and met Lenin. Unlike many of his companions, he was disturbed by Lenin's personality and the brutal and cultish aspects of Bolshevism-as well as by the executioners' rifle shots, heard late at night. Here is the first-hand account of a clear thinker's disillusionment.
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Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The following is a 1959 speech on nuclear disarmament.
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Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain. Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, prominent anti-war activist, and an outspoken opponent of nuclear weapons. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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New truth is often uncomfortable, Bertrand Russell wrote, but it is the most important achievement of our species. In Religion and Science (1961), his popular polemic against religious dogma, he covers the ground from demonology to quantum physics, yet concedes that science cannot touch the profound feelings of personal religious experience.
37) What I Believe
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Remarkably relevant, beautifully written, and filled with wit and wisdom, these three essays by Bertrand Russell allow the listener to test the concepts of the good life, morality, the existence of God, Christianity, and human nature. "What I Believe" was used prominently in the 1940 New York court proceedings in which Russell was judicially declared unfit to teach philosophy at City College of New York. "Why I Am Not a Christian" concludes that churches...
38) Political Ideas
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Russell sets forth the idea that political ideals must be based upon the ideals that best benefit the individual to create the best life possible. He details the issues that his current economic system and the unequal distribution of wealth present in achieving said ideals. He puts forth his beliefs on what the purposes of an economic system should be, including production and security. He criticizes monopolies and all the damage that they have done....
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This metaphysical self-help classic instills happiness within and urges individuals to pursue a content life without sin, boredom, or contempt. Written decades ago with post-war depression in mind, this text has transcended time and continues to give applicable advice for modern-day individuals.
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This audiobook records Bertrand Russell's impressions of the new regime after a 1920 visit to Russia following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, including his meetings with Lenin, Trostky, and Gorky. It includes a chapter that was authored by Dora Black, educational theorist and feminist author, and Russell's spouse. This chapter was unfortunately removed in the second edition, which was issued after Dora and Bertrand divorced.
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