Read Bertrand Russell: A Political Life

Bertrand Russell: A Political Life

Alan Ryan

4.9/5 (20680 ratings)

Description:Bertrand Russell was one of the greatest logicians since Aristotle, and one of the most important philosophers of the past two hundred years. In this thorough examination, Alan Ryan tells the story of Russell's "other life" as social critic, polemical journalist, antiwar activist, sage and gadfly, dissenting from Russell's insistence that there was no connection between his philosophical interests and his political allegiances. Taking readers on an entertaining journey through a career that included two spells in jail, Ryan discusses Russell's most visible campaigns-against traditional religion, against the First World War, against nuclear weapons, and against the Vietnam War, as well as his lifelong defence of liberalism in education, politics, and relations between the sexes. Throughout he emphasizes the high spirits, the aristocratic fearlessness, and the wonderful combination of wit and intelligence that Russell brought to his political writing and actions. The result is a stimulating reconsideration of one of the great intellectual radicals of our time, a remarkable man who refused to grow old, calm down, and become respectable.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bertrand Russell: A Political Life. To get started finding Bertrand Russell: A Political Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 244

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Release: 1981

ISBN: 0374528209

Description: Bertrand Russell was one of the greatest logicians since Aristotle, and one of the most important philosophers of the past two hundred years. In this thorough examination, Alan Ryan tells the story of Russell's "other life" as social critic, polemical journalist, antiwar activist, sage and gadfly, dissenting from Russell's insistence that there was no connection between his philosophical interests and his political allegiances. Taking readers on an entertaining journey through a career that included two spells in jail, Ryan discusses Russell's most visible campaigns-against traditional religion, against the First World War, against nuclear weapons, and against the Vietnam War, as well as his lifelong defence of liberalism in education, politics, and relations between the sexes. Throughout he emphasizes the high spirits, the aristocratic fearlessness, and the wonderful combination of wit and intelligence that Russell brought to his political writing and actions. The result is a stimulating reconsideration of one of the great intellectual radicals of our time, a remarkable man who refused to grow old, calm down, and become respectable.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bertrand Russell: A Political Life. To get started finding Bertrand Russell: A Political Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Bertrand Russell: A Political Life

Bertrand Russell: A Political Life

More Books

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories

On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present

On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present

Night Visions: In the Blood

Night Visions: In the Blood

Cast a Cold Eye

Cast a Cold Eye

Dead White

Dead White

On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy (Liveright Classics)

On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy (Liveright Classics)

Halloween Horrors

Halloween Horrors

Magpie: A tender journey into the broken heart of Australia

Magpie: A tender journey into the broken heart of Australia

The Kill

The Kill