Bertrand Russell

In Praise of Idleness (eBook, ePUB)

And Other Essays

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000158489
• Artikelnr.: 59978134

Autorenporträt

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). The leading British philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions in the areas of logic and epistemology. Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice led to imprisonment.

Inhaltsangabe

1. In Praise of Idleness 2. 'Useless' Knowledge 3. Architecture and Social
Questions 4. The Modern Midas 5. The Ancestry of Fascism 6. Scylla and
Charybdis, or Communism and Fascism 7. The Case for Socialism 8. Western
Civilisation 9. On Youthful Cynicism 10. Modern Homogeneity 11. Men versus
Insects 12. Education and Discipline 13. Stoicism and Mental Health 14. On
Comets 15. What is the Soul?