In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays, 2nd Edition
Bertrand Russell, "In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays, 2nd Edition"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0415325064 | 200 pages | EPUB | 0.979 MB
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0415325064 | 200 pages | EPUB | 0.979 MB
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 of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.