Sceptical Essays: Volume 101 (...

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‘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.

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.

 

Additional information

Cover-Types

Paperback

Distributors

Bhrikuti Pustak

ISBN/ISSN

9780415079198

Language

English

Pages

189

Publishers

Routledge

Year of Publication

1985 A.D

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