Bertrand Russell Vol II - Brossura

Monk, Ray

Brossura

ISBN 10: 009927275X ISBN 13: 9780099272755

Casa editrice: Vintage, 2001

Riassunto

Whereas the highly acclaimed first volume of Ray Monk's biography focused on Bertrand Russell's achievements in philosophy and his often tortured relations with friends and lovers, this volume has at its centre the tragic and deeply moving story of Russell's relationship with his first son, John. That story, until now largely untold, traces Russell's joy at John's birth to his frightened dismay at John's collapse into schizophrenia. Russell had fervent hopes that education and parenthood could produce an 'independent, fearless and free' generation that would transform society, of which John would provide a leading example. In John's decline can also be seen Russell's disappointment at the difficulty of the reform of society. By describing the private as well as the public sides of Russell's life, this book at last does justice to the complexities of one of the most extraordinary men of the twentieth century.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Ray Monk is the best biographer of thinkers I know' A S Byatt, Daily Telegraph

L'autore:

Ray Monk is the author of Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius for which he won the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Duff Cooper Award, and Bertrand Russell: The Spirit of Solitude. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 009927275X
• ISBN 13: 9780099272755
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 574