In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell
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.-
Gender Trouble
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History of Western Philosophy
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Modern Man in Search of a Soul
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Being and Nothingness
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A Secure Base
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Madness and Civilization
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Why I am not a Christian
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The Road to Serfdom
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Playing and Reality
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The Undiscovered Self
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The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
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The Sovereignty of Good
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Distinction
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The Order of Things
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Archaeology of Knowledge
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The Culture Industry
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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One-Dimensional Man
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There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack
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Gravity and Grace
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The Fear of Freedom
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Phenomenology of Perception
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Writing and Difference
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The Conquest of Happiness
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Purity and Danger
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Wholeness and the Implicate Order
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Four Archetypes
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Dreams
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Bodies That Matter
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The Birth of the Clinic
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Lines
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The Language and Thought of the Child
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Folk Devils and Moral Panics
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How the Irish Became White
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Understanding Media
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
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A Short History of Modern Philosophy
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The Moral Law
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The World of Perception
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Psychological Types
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The Sane Society
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A Short History of Ethics
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King Solomon's Ring
'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
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). The leading British philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions in the areas of logic and epistemology. Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice led to imprisonment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415325066 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415325064 |
| Title | In Praise of Idleness |
| Author | Bertrand Russell |
| Series | Routledge Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
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