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Routledge Classics Ser.: In Praise of Idleness : And Other Essays by Bertrand Russell (2004, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415325064
ISBN-139780415325066
eBay Product ID (ePID)30223015
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
Publication NameIn Praise of Idleness : and Other Essays
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDecision-Making & Problem Solving, Sociology / General, General, Essays
Publication Year2004
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Social Science, Education
AuthorBertrand Russell
SeriesRoutledge Classics Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight7.9 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-000173
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'A book full of rich, stimulative thought, with plenty of scope for disagreement.' - The Guardian 'Invariably intelligent, stimulating and lucid.' - The Listener 'There is not ... a page which does not provoke argument or thought.' - The Sunday Times , 'A book full of rich, stimulative thought, with plenty of scope for disagreement.' - The Guardian 'Invariably intelligent, stimulating and lucid.' - The Listener 'There is not ... a page which does not provoke argument or thought.' - The Sunday Times, 'A book full of rich, stimulative thought, with plenty of scope for disagreement.'- The Guardian 'Invariably intelligent, stimulating and lucid.'- The Listener 'There is not ... a page which does not provoke argument or thought.'- The Sunday Times
Dewey Decimal304
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition
Table Of Content1. In Praise of Idleness 2. 'Useless' Knowledge 3. Architecture and Social Questions 4. The Modern Midas 5. The Ancestry of Fascism 6. Scylla and Charybdis, or Communism and Fascism 7. The Case for Socialism 8. Western Civilisation 9. On Youthful Cynicism 10. Modern Homogeneity 11. Men versus Insects 12. Education and Discipline 13. Stoicism and Mental Health 14. On Comets 15. What is the Soul?
SynopsisIntolerance 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., 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., In this collection of essays, Russell surveys the social and political consequences of his beliefs with characteristic clarity and humour. In Praise of Idleness is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.
LC Classification NumberHN27
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