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Unpopular Essays

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Taylor & Francis US, Mar 2, 2009 - Philosophy - 180 pages

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.

  

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

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Contents

1 PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS
1
2 PHILOSOPHY FOR LAYMEN
21
3 THE FUTURE OF MANKIND
33
4 PHILOSOPHYS ULTERIOR MOTIVES
44
5 THE SUPERIOR VIRTUE OF THE OPPRESSED
56
6 ON BEING MODERNMINDED
63
7 AN OUTLINE OF INTELLECTUAL RUBBISH
69
8 THE FUNCTIONS OF A TEACHER
109
9 IDEAS THAT HAVE HELPED MANKIND
121
10 IDEAS THAT HAVE HARMED MANKIND
142
11 EMINENT MEN I HAVE KNOWN
162
12 OBITUARY 1937
169
INDEX
172
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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). The leading British Philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions to the area of logic and epistemology. Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice lead to imprisonment.

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