Unpopular essays

By:

Russell, Bertrand

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Routledge New York 2009Description: xv, 180 pISBN:

9781138302068

Subject(s):

Philosophy

DDC classification:

192 RUS

Summary: 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. (https://www.routledge.com/Unpopular-Essays/Russell/p/book/9780415473705?srsltid=AfmBOor-6t6lH7r1lC9mTpt8yDGYR1MB8xMssrZXa14ejug7JuxF2nIK)

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Table of content:
Introduction Preface 1. Philosophy and Politics 2. Philosophy for Laymen 3. The Future of Mankind 4. Philosophy’s Ulterior Motives 5. The Superior Virtue of the Oppressed 6. On Being Modern-minded 7. An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish 8. The Functions of a Teacher 9. Ideas that have Helped Mankind 10. Ideas that have Harmed Mankind 11. Eminent Men I Have Known 12. Obituary
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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.
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