Ideas That Have Harmed Mankind

Ideas That Have Harmed Mankind
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781258132040

Including Sadistic Impulses, Religion, Superstition, Envy, Economic Nationalism, Pride, Racism, Sex Superiority, Creeds, And Other Evil Things.

Unpopular Essays

Unpopular Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2009-03-04
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134026986

A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.

Unpopular Essays

Unpopular Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134685378

In this volume of essays Bertrand Russell is concerned to combat, in one way or another, the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Right or of the Left, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century. This serious purpose inspires them even if, at times, they seem flippant; for those who are solemn and pontifical. In subject they range from Philosophy for the Layman, The Functions of a Teacher, and The Future of Mankind to an Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, Ideas that have helped Mankind and Ideas that have Harmed Mankind.

In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Unwin Hyman
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1976
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780043040065

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. With characteristic clarity and humour, Russell surveys the social and political consequences of his beliefs. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defense of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, " In Praise of Idleness " is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.

Russell on Religion

Russell on Religion
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1999
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780415180924

Russell on Religion presents a comprehensive and accessible selection of Bertrand Russell's writing on religion and related topics from the turn of the century to the end of his life. The influence of religion pervades almost all Bertrand Russell's writings from his mathematical treatises to his early fiction. Russell contends with religion as a philosopher, as a historian, as a social critic and as a private individual. The papers in this volume are arranged chronologically for optimum coherence of the development of Russell's thinking and are divided into five main sections: * Personal statements * Religion and Philosophy * Religion and Science * Religion and Morality * Religion and History. Students at all levels will find this a valuable insight into Russell's thought on religion.

Philosophy and Politics

Philosophy and Politics
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2016-06-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1316612929

This book presents the 1946 National Book League lecture, delivered by Bertrand Russell on the relationship between philosophies and the development of political systems.

The Conquest of Happiness

The Conquest of Happiness
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2015-08-27
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 113675461X

The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell‘s recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to the final, affirmative conclusion ofThe Happy Man