Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.
Unpopular Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.
Unpopular Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415119634
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In this volume of essays Russell was concerned to combat the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Left or Right, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415119634
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In this volume of essays Russell was concerned to combat the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Left or Right, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century.
Unpopular Essays
Author:
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026994
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134026994
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Unpopular Essays
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134685378
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In this volume of essays Bertrand Russell is concerned to combat, in one way or another, the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Right or of the Left, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century. This serious purpose inspires them even if, at times, they seem flippant; for those who are solemn and pontifical. In subject they range from Philosophy for the Layman, The Functions of a Teacher, and The Future of Mankind to an Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, Ideas that have helped Mankind and Ideas that have Harmed Mankind.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134685378
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In this volume of essays Bertrand Russell is concerned to combat, in one way or another, the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Right or of the Left, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century. This serious purpose inspires them even if, at times, they seem flippant; for those who are solemn and pontifical. In subject they range from Philosophy for the Layman, The Functions of a Teacher, and The Future of Mankind to an Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, Ideas that have helped Mankind and Ideas that have Harmed Mankind.
The Political Psychology of Appeasement
Author: Walter Laqueur
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9780878553365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This volume takes its title from one of the most prescient essays of our times: an analysis of Eurocommunism as a consequence of military stalemate and the atrophy of will in the West. These essays highlight Laqueur's exceedingly sober assessment of the current status in world power, not primarily in military terms but in geopolitical and ideological terms.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9780878553365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This volume takes its title from one of the most prescient essays of our times: an analysis of Eurocommunism as a consequence of military stalemate and the atrophy of will in the West. These essays highlight Laqueur's exceedingly sober assessment of the current status in world power, not primarily in military terms but in geopolitical and ideological terms.
Unpopular Essays on Technological Progress
Author: Nicholas Rescher
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822976250
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Nicholas Rescher examines a number of controversial social issues using the intellectual tools of the philosopher, in an attempt to clarify some of the complexities of modern society, technology, and economics. He elucidates his thoughts on topics such as: whether technological progress leads to greater happiness; environmental problems; endangered species, costly scientific research on the frontiers of knowledge, medical/moral issues on the preservation of life; and crime and justice, among others.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822976250
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Nicholas Rescher examines a number of controversial social issues using the intellectual tools of the philosopher, in an attempt to clarify some of the complexities of modern society, technology, and economics. He elucidates his thoughts on topics such as: whether technological progress leads to greater happiness; environmental problems; endangered species, costly scientific research on the frontiers of knowledge, medical/moral issues on the preservation of life; and crime and justice, among others.
Unpopular Essays in the Philosophy of History
Author: Moorhouse Ignatius Xavier Millar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : CHURCH HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : CHURCH HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Common fallacies
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Common fallacies
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Philosophy and Politics
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316612929
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
This book presents the 1946 National Book League lecture, delivered by Bertrand Russell on the relationship between philosophies and the development of political systems.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316612929
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
This book presents the 1946 National Book League lecture, delivered by Bertrand Russell on the relationship between philosophies and the development of political systems.
Hope in the Dark
Author: Rebecca Solnit
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465799
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
“[A] landmark book . . . Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes” (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of activists at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next. Now, with a moving new introduction explaining how the book came about and a new afterword that helps teach us how to hope and act in our unnerving world, she brings a new illumination to the darkness of our times in an unforgettable new edition of this classic book. “One of the best books of the 21st century.” —The Guardian “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author of Falter “An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways.” —The New Yorker
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465799
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
“[A] landmark book . . . Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes” (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of activists at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argues that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next. Now, with a moving new introduction explaining how the book came about and a new afterword that helps teach us how to hope and act in our unnerving world, she brings a new illumination to the darkness of our times in an unforgettable new edition of this classic book. “One of the best books of the 21st century.” —The Guardian “No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that’s marked this new millennium.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author of Falter “An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways.” —The New Yorker