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Bertrand Russell
bigotry
Cambridge
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critique of capitalism
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Emperors
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fascism
Follow
Hold
Honesty
Ill
Inclined
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intolerance
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Mankind
Modern Languages
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Naked
North
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philosophical perspectives on leisure
political theory
Pride
Routledge Classics series
secular ethics
social philosophy
socialism and fascism
Spendthrifts
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Strong
Young Men
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- ISBN 9780415325066
- Weight: 222g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Feb 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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.
