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Review: Unpopular Essays

The gulf between Bertrand Russell's serious and popular writing about philosophy seems particularly wide; I have never undertaken the Principia Mathematica and might do well to admit to myself that I ... Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

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Review: Unpopular Essays

Great book. A little dated, but definitely enjoyed it. Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

Russell made you to think hard and through! Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

really rather remarkable and readable. one can sense the humor in "An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish" and I recommended that my teacher colleagues read "The Functions of a Teacher" to give them validation and a hope for the future. Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

Filled with common sense, that's well within the intellectual grasp of the common man. Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

Fearless against past "authorities" (Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, Marx etc) Russel uses logic and observation against nonsense philosophy, religion, superstitions, xenophobia, misogyny and other dogmatic ... Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

Easily the best book on philosophy I've read. Russell's eloquence is unparalleled. Read full review

Review: Unpopular Essays

"Man is a rational animal - so at least I have been told" Bertrand Russell is my kind of guy. There is an amused, wry style to his work as he dissects the problems of dogmatism and the certainty of ... Read full review