Download or read book Bertrand Russell s Life and Legacy written by Peter Stone and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost five decades after his death, there is still ample reason to pay attention to the life and legacy of Bertrand Russell. This is true not only because of his role as one of the founders of analytic philosophy, but also because of his important place in twentieth-century history as an educator, public intellectual, critic of organized religion, humanist, and peace activist. The papers in this anthology explore Russell’s life and legacy from a wide variety of perspectives. This is altogether fitting, given the many-sided nature of Russell, his life, and his work. The first section of the book considers Russell the man, and draws lessons from Russell’s complicated personal life. The second examines Russell the philosopher, and the philosophical world within which his work was embedded. The third scrutinizes Russell the atheist and critic of organized religion, inquiring which parts of his critical stance are worth emulating today. The final section revisits Russell the political activist; it directs an eye both at Russell’s own long career of peace activism, but also at his place in a highly political family tradition of which he was justifiably proud. This book thus constitutes an invitation, if one were needed, to the world of Bertrand Russell. Those new to Russell, but with an interest in biography, philosophy, religion, or politics, will hopefully find something to learn here. This may spark an interest in learning more about Russell. But this book is not just intended for the Russell neophyte. The book sheds fresh light on a number of topics central to Russell studies—his connections to other philosophers, for example. Scholars well-versed in Russell studies will enjoy grappling with the treatment given to these topics here.
Download or read book Bertrand Russell s Life and Legacy written by Peter Stone and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost five decades after his death, there is still ample reason to pay attention to the life and legacy of Bertrand Russell. This is true not only because of his role as one of the founders of analytic philosophy, but also because of his important place in twentieth-century history as an educator, public intellectual, critic of organized religion, humanist, and peace activist. The papers in this anthology explore Russell’s life and legacy from a wide variety of perspectives. This is altogether fitting, given the many-sided nature of Russell, his life, and his work. The first section of the book considers Russell the man, and draws lessons from Russell’s complicated personal life. The second examines Russell the philosopher, and the philosophical world within which his work was embedded. The third scrutinizes Russell the atheist and critic of organized religion, inquiring which parts of his critical stance are worth emulating today. The final section revisits Russell the political activist; it directs an eye both at Russell’s own long career of peace activism, but also at his place in a highly political family tradition of which he was justifiably proud. This book thus constitutes an invitation, if one were needed, to the world of Bertrand Russell. Those new to Russell, but with an interest in biography, philosophy, religion, or politics, will hopefully find something to learn here. This may spark an interest in learning more about Russell. But this book is not just intended for the Russell neophyte. The book sheds fresh light on a number of topics central to Russell studies—his connections to other philosophers, for example. Scholars well-versed in Russell studies will enjoy grappling with the treatment given to these topics here.
Download or read book The Life of Bertrand Russell in Pictures and in His Own Words written by Bertrand Russell and published by Spokesman Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Autobiography written by Bertrand Russell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In keeping with his character and beliefs, his life story is told with vigour, disarming charm and total frankness.
Download or read book The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell 1903 1959 written by Bertrand Russell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from his autobiography, popular essays, works on philosophy, psychology, history, mathematics, and international relations.
Download or read book The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell written by Bertrand Russell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic autobiography right up there with St Augustine and Rousseau New paperback backed by publicity and promotion - tied in with new edition of History of Western Philosophy and 'giveaway' of 'What I Believe' Ideal companion to Ray Monk's biography Introduction by the Right Hon Michael Foot *Publicity Title* - major coverage in national press expected!
Download or read book Yours Faithfully Bertrand Russell written by Bertrand Russell and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Yet Russell was more than a great intellect; he was also a political animal. From the beginning of his long professional life he emphasized the importance of practice as well as theory. He was twice imprisoned by the British government for his political utterances. With his razor-sharp irony and morally impassioned rhetoric, Russell took on the forces of injustice, ignorance, and cruelty; one of his chief weapons was the letter to the editor.".
Download or read book The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell written by Bertrand Russell and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertrand Russell's life from 1872-1914.
Download or read book The Will to Doubt written by Bertrand Russell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of modern history’s great thinkers takes on prejudice, superstition, and conventional wisdom, using wit and insight to argue for a rational way of life. In a brilliant series of essays, Bertrand Russell uses challenging skepticism and sharp humor to attack the obstacles to building a society based on reason. Russell’s 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 mistaken concepts of democracy to the ever-present threat to freedom throughout the world—even in the West which prides itself so much on being free.
Download or read book My Philosophical Development written by Bertrand Russell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertrand Russell's survey of nearly seventy years of his own work is one of the most illuminating books. It is a masterpiece of philosophical autobiography. This edition includes a new introduction by Thomas Baldwin, University of Cambridge.
Download or read book Bertrand Russell on God and Religion written by Bertrand Russell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Seckel has rescued many of Bertrand Russell's best essays on religion, free thought, and nationalism from their resting places in obscure pamphlets, hard-to-find books, and out-of print periodicals to form a superb compilation.
Download or read book Bertrand Russell Speaks His Mind written by Bertrand Russell and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transcript of a television series of 13 interviews with Bertrand Russell by Woodrow Wyatt.
Download or read book Contemplation and Action 1902 14 written by Bertrand Russell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'With admirable clarity, Mrs Peters sums up what determines competence in spelling and the traditional and new approaches to its teaching.' -Times Literary Supplement
Download or read book Russell on Religion written by Bertrand Russell and published by London : Routledge. This book was released on 1999 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertrand Russell's religious convictions were controversial, and one of his best selling titles is 'Why I am not a Christian'. This is a comprehensive and coherent survey of Russell on religion, with notes for students.
Download or read book The Collected Stories of Bertrand Russell written by Bertrand Russell and published by London : G. Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 1972 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wisdom of Bertrand Russell written by Bertrand Russell and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citadel Press is proud to announce the newest titles in the Wisdom Library, a collection of books showcasing the thoughts and writings of diverse literary, philosophical, political, and scientific immortals. These books deserve a place on every home bookshelf and in every student's basic library. This Nobelist's contributions to mathematics, politics, history, science, and religion make him one of the most widely read intellectuals of the twentieth century. Here, some of his fundamental principles are conveniently extracted from a broad range of his writings.
Download or read book The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell written by Bertrand Russell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed selection of Russell's early letters, available in paperback for the first time, reveals the full scope of his life and innermost thoughts up to the First World War.
