Bertrand Russell was een Welshe filosoof, historicus en logicus, bekend om zijn rationalistische kijk en zijn pleidooi voor sociale hervormingen. Zijn uitgebreide en betekenisvolle geschriften leverden hem de Nobelprijs voor Literatuur op voor zijn inzet voor humanitaire idealen en denkvrijheid. Russells werk verkende logica, wiskunde en maatschappelijke vraagstukken, en liet een blijvende intellectuele erfenis na.
An anthology of essays written by British philosopher Bertrand Russell between 1903 and 1959, including his thoughts on language, epistemology, metaphysics, politics, education, and other topics.
E: Erroneous: Capable of being proved true'; J: Jolly: The downfall of our enemies'; `M: Mystery: What I understand and you don't' . . . Enter the delightful, satirical world of the Good Citizen, according to one of the best- known writers and philosophers of modern times.
Written at a time when China was largely regarded by the West as backward, The Problem of China sees Russell rise above the prejudices of his era and assess China's past, present and future. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by Bernard Linsky.
An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry was first published in 1897 and marks Bertrand Russell's first foray into analytic philosophy, a movement in which Russell is one of the founding members and figurehead. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Michael Potter.
This volume is one of the most significant documents on the thought of the giant of the twentieth-century philosophy. Russell's 'Reply to Criticisms,' supplemented by a 1971 'Addendum,' displays his unrivalled clarity, perceptiveness, and scalpel-like wit, on topics ranging from mathematical logic to political philosophy, from epistemology to philosophy of history.
Traces major trends in the history of Western thought as well as narrating the intellectual achievements of individual civilizations and philosophers
This collection of essays explores the absurdities of conventional wisdom through sharp wit and insightful commentary. The author, renowned for their mastery of the essay form, challenges societal norms and expectations, inviting readers to reconsider accepted beliefs. Each piece combines humor with critical analysis, making the exploration of these themes both entertaining and thought-provoking.
A searing, personal literary account of life in a Soviet prison camp In 1940, Gustaw Herling was arrested after he joined an underground Polish army that fell into Russian hands. He was sent to a northern Russian labor camp, where he spent the two most terrible years of his life. In A World Apart, he tells of the people he was imprisoned with, the hardships they endured, and the indomitable spirit and will that allowed them to survive. Above all, he creates portraits of how people - deprived of basic human necessities and forced to worked at hard labor - can come together to form a community that offers hope in the face of hopelessness, that offers life when even the living have no life left. "Should be published and read in every country." -Albert Camus "In psychological and moral penetration and artistic power A World Apart equals Fyodor Dostoyevsky's House of the Dead, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz." -Louse Begley, New York Times Book Review
Previously published: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.
Exploring the philosophical desire for omnipotence, the book delves into the human inclination to seek god-like control and the struggle to accept its unattainability. It examines the implications of this yearning on personal identity and societal structures, drawing on insights from Bertrand Russell. Through thought-provoking analysis, it challenges readers to reflect on their aspirations and the nature of power, ultimately confronting the limits of human capability and the search for meaning in a complex world.