Description
'These propositions may seem mild, yet, if accepted, they would absolutely revolutionize human life.'
With these words Bertrand Russell introduces what is indeed a revolutionary book. Taking as his starting-point the irrationality of the world, he offers by contrast something 'wildly paradoxical and subversive' - a belief that reason should determine human actions. Today, besieged as we are by the numbing onslaught of twenty-first-century capitalism, Russell's defence of scepticism and independence of mind is as timely as ever. In clear, engaging prose, he guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily lives - freedom, happiness, emotions, ethics and beliefs - and offers no-nonsense advice.
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/02/2004
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.18w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9780415325080
ISBN10: 0415325080
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | General
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | General
- Philosophy | Political
About the Author
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). The leading British philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions in the areas of logic and epistemology. Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice led to imprisonment.
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