Mortals and Others, Volume II: American Essays 1931-1935: 2 - Rilegato

Russell, Bertrand

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ISBN 10: 0415178665 ISBN 13: 9780415178662

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

'Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.' - Bertrand Russell
From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the New York American, together with other distinguished authors, such as Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. Mortals and Others Volume II presents a further selection of his essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects.
Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s, these essays are surprisingly topical and engaging for the present day reader. Volume II of Mortals and Others serves as a splendid, fresh introduction to the compassionate eclecticism of Bertrand Russell's mind.

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Product Description:

From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the "New York American", together with other distinguished authors, such as Aldous Huxley, Rebecca West and Robert Benchley. This work presents a further selection of his essays, provocative in content and clear in style. Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s, these essays are topical and for the present-day reader. This volume, together with Volume I, serves as a introduction to the scope of the mind of Bertrand Russell.

Contenuti:

Includes;
On Bores
The Triumph of Stupidity
What Makes People Likeable
Men Versus Insects
I Escape From Progress
The Cult of the Individual
On Medievalism
Can We Think Quickly Enough
Expecting the Millenium
On Transferring One's Anger
Is Anybody Normal?
Why Travel?
Love of Money
Virtue's Fashions
What to Believe
Insanity and Insight
On being Insulting
Vigorous and Feeble Epochs

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0415178665
• ISBN 13: 9780415178662
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Redattore: Ruja Harry