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Understanding History

By Russell , Bertrand

Book information

Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp.;Philosophical Library;Open Road
Year
2014
ISBN
9781497675711, 9781322192024, 1322192022, 1497675715
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
329 kB (336911 bytes)
Series
Philosophical Library
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
History--Philosophy;Philosophy;PHILOSOPHY--Essays;

Description

Originally written in 1943 and published in 1957 by Philosophical Library, Inc, these vigorous essays from one of the most distinguished minds of our time reveal several facets of the English philosopher & rsquo;s thought. The title piece exposes the deadliness of the academic approach to the past, and shows how the reading of history can be a vivid intellectual pleasure. In & ldquo;The Value of Free Thought, & rdquo; Russell once again proves himself a ruthless foe of stifling orthodoxy and a fearless champion of free thought, free action and free speech. Then in a series of articles on a subject near to his heart, he explores the effect of atomic physics on such philosophic concepts as materialism, idealism, determinism and faith. In short, here is a complete banquet of provocative ideas & mdash;wise and witty; skeptical and profound & mdash;to whet the appetite of every discriminating reader.

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