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Author_Bertrand Russell
Battle Of Waterloo
behaviourism and ethics
Bishops
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Confer
Copernicus
critical thinking in modern society
Drawback
Education Authorities
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Follow
Forecasting
freedom and authority
George III
Held
Ills
Inclined
Judgements
Living
Machinery
Mankind
Payment
philosophical rationalism
Political Party
propaganda analysis
psychology and politics
Routledge classics collection
Sceptical Essays
Standpoints
Strong
Unlimited
Wartime
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780415325080
- Weight: 260g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Feb 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'These propositions may seem mild, yet, if accepted, they would absolutely revolutionize human life.'
With these words Bertrand Russell introduces what is indeed a revolutionary book. Taking as his starting-point the irrationality of the world, he offers by contrast something 'wildly paradoxical and subversive' - a belief that reason should determine human actions. Today, besieged as we are by the numbing onslaught of twenty-first-century capitalism, Russell's defence of scepticism and independence of mind is as timely as ever. In clear, engaging prose, he guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily lives - freedom, happiness, emotions, ethics and beliefs - and offers no-nonsense advice.
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.
