Mortals and Others, Volume II: American Essays 1931-1935

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'Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.' - Bertrand Russell From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the New York American, together with other distinguished authors, such as Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. Mortals and Others Volume II presents a further selection of his essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects. Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s, these essays are surprisingly topical and engaging for the present day reader. Volume II of Mortals and Others serves as a splendid, fresh introduction to the compassionate eclecticism of Bertrand Russell's mind. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Christmas at Sea How People Economise Do Dogs Think? How People Take Failure On Conceit On Bores Politics and Sport On Reticence The Good Old Days On Becoming Civilised On the Art of Persuading The Prospects of Democracy The Admiration of Strength The Triumph of Stupidity On Utilitarianism On Race Hatred The Spirit of Adventure What Makes People Likeable On Self-Righteousness Emotions About Spending Money The Origin of Victorian Virtue On Propriety I Escape from Progress Experts and Oligarchs Fugitive and Cloistered Virtue On Being Ashamed of Virtue Men versus Insects The Paralysis of Statesmanship On Orthodoxies Means to Ends Individualist Ethics The Cult of the Individual On Being Argumentative On Mediaevalism In Praise of Dullness The End of Pioneering Combating Cruelty Can We Think Quickly Enough? On Discipline Expecting the Millennium The Churches and War On Loving Our Neighbours On Self-Control Respect for Law On Euthanasia On Equality The Father of the Family On the Origins of Common Customs On Transferring One's Anger On Adult Education On Curious Beliefs Competitive Ethics Is Anybody Normal? Egoism Back to Nature? Parental Affection Benevolence and Love of Power Irrational Opinions Science and Happiness Social Sciences in Schools Race and Nationality The Problem of Leisure What to Believe Instinct in Human Beings Fashions in Virtues On Comets Fear and Amusement On Curious Learning On Being Important Censorship by Progressives Protecting the Ego Climate and Saintliness Why Travel? Obscure Fame Insanity and Insight On Ceremony Love of Money On Specialising Good Manners and Hypocrisy On Being Insulting Vigorous and Feeble Epochs The Decrease of Knowledge Notes Published Essay Titles