Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of "In Praise of Idleness," a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of...

"Should be read by every parent, teacher, minister, and Congressman in the land."¿The Atlantic In The Conquest of Happiness, iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell attempted to diagnose the myriad causes of unhappiness in modern life...

Philosophische und politische Aufsätze von Russell, Bertrand

Accessible, thought-provoking study by Nobel Prize-winner considers distinction between appearance and reality, existence and nature of matter, idealism, inductive logic, intuitive knowledge, many other stimulating subjects. von Russell,...

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In dark days, men need a clear faith and a well-grounded hope; and as the outcome of these, the calm courage which takes no account of hardships by the way. The times through which we are passing have afforded to many of us a...

Bertrand Russell is considered "the Voltaire of his time," and Bradley Trevor Greive is considered one of the funniest people of his. Russell was a Nobel Laureate, and Greive is a New York Times bestselling author. Together, with Russell...

"Die Philosophie des Abendlandes" wurde während des Zweiten Weltkriegs geschrieben. Die Grundlagen dafür entstammten einer Vorlesungsreihe über die Geschichte der Philosophie, die Bertrand Russell zwischen 1941 und 1942 an der Barnes...

Ein Standardwerk der Philosophiegeschichte: Bertrand Russell schildert die Entwicklung der Philosophie anhand der herausragenden Denker und vor dem Hintergrund der politischen und kulturellen Ereignisse. Er führt durch die wichtigsten...

Since its first publication in 1945? Lord Russell's "A History of Western Philosophy" has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject -- unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition,...

In his controversial book An Outline of Philosophy, first published in 1927, Bertrand Russell argues that humanity demands consideration solely as the instrument by which we acquire knowledge of the universe. From our inner-world to the...

Auch bald siebzig Jahre nach ihrem Erscheinen gehört Bertrand Russells 'Philosophie des Abendlandes' unvermindert zu den bedeutendsten Klassikern der Philosophiegeschichte. Der berühmte Denker und Nobelpreisträger für Literatur ist hier...