Unpopular EssaysIn this volume of essays Russell is concerned to combat, in one way or another, the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Left or of the Right, which has hitherto characterised our tragic century. |
Contents
Introduction | vi |
Preface | 9 |
Philosophy and Politics | 11 |
Philosophy for Laymen | 32 |
The Future of Mankind | 45 |
Philosophys Ulterior Motives | 56 |
The Superior Virtue of the Oppressed | 69 |
On Being Modernminded | 76 |
An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish | 82 |
The Functions of a Teacher | 124 |
Ideas that have Helped Mankind | 137 |
Ideas that have Harmed Mankind | 160 |
Eminent Men I Have Known | 181 |
Obituary | 188 |
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