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A History of Western Philosophy: And Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: A Touchstone book
Hailed as "lucid and magisterial" by "The" "Observer," this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy. Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the "History of Western Philosophy" is a dazzlingly unique explor ...Show more
Bertrand Russell's Best: Silhouettes in Satire by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Routledge Classics | Reading Level: very good
The Conquest of Happinessis Bertrand Russell’s recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to the fi ...Show more
Fact and Fiction by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Routledge Classics
First published in 1961, Fact and Fiction is a collection of Bertrand Russell's essays that reflect on the books and writings that influenced his life, including fiction, essays on politics and education, divertissements and parables. Also broaching on the highly controversial issues of war and peace, i ...Show more
History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
39.99 AUD
Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Reading Level: very good
Hailed as "lucid and magisterial" byThe Observer, this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy. Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration o ...Show more
In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell; Bradley Trevor Greive
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
Most People Would Die Sooner Than Think - Bertrand Russell Considered othe Voltaire of his timeo, Bertrand Russell was a fearless iconoclast who stood unbowed before political and religious leaders; his disdain for conventional thinking and accepted beliefs set him apart from his academic peers and at o ...Show more
In Praise of Idleness - A Timeless Essay by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive breathes new life into Bertrand Russell’s classic work, In Praise of Idleness, with a magical package that includes BTG’s new introduction, biographical afterword, historical notes, additional quotations and comic illustrations. This is the perfect ...Show more
In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Routledge Classics
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 calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique o ...Show more
Religion and Science by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
In this timely work, Russell, philosopher, agnostic, mathematician, and renowned peace advocate, offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. Examining accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine o ...Show more
Sceptical Essays by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics | Series: Routledge Classics
'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 su ...Show more
The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell, Earl
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Category: Psychology
In The Conquest of Happiness, first published by Liveright in 1930, iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell attempted to diagnose the myriad causes of unhappiness in modern life and chart a path out of the seemingly inescapable malaise so prevalent even in safe and prosperous Western societies. More t ...Show more
The Good Citizen's Alphabet by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Stationery & Gift
`E: Erroneous: Capable of being proved true'; `J: Jolly: The downfall of our enemies'; `M: Mystery: What I understand and you don't' . . . Enter the delightful, satirical world of the Good Citizen, according to one of the best-known writers and philosophers of modern times. In this pocket-sized book, Be ...Show more