Russell, Bertrand 1872-1970 creator text bibliography enk London New York Routledge c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xv, 304 p. ; 20 cm. Introduction -- Part I: Books that influenced me in youth -- The importance of Shelley -- The romance of revolt -- Revolt in the abstract -- Disgust and its antidote -- An education in history -- The pursuit of truth -- Part II: Politics and education -- What is freedom? -- What is democracy? -- A scientist's plea for democracy -- The story of colonization -- Pros and cons of nationalism -- The reasoning of Europeans -- The world I should like to live in -- Old and young cultures -- Education for a difficult world -- University education -- Part III: Divertissements -- Cranks -- The right will prevail or the road to Lhasa -- Newly discovered maxims of La Rochefoucauld -- Nightmares -- The fisherman's nightmare or 'magna est veritas' -- The theologian's nightmare -- Dreams -- Jowett -- God -- Henry the Navigator -- Prince Napoleon Louis -- The catalogue -- Parables -- Planetary effulgence -- The misfortune of being out of date -- Murderers' fatherland -- Part IV: Peace and war -- Psychology and East-West tension -- War and peace in my lifetime -- The social responsibilities of scientists -- Three essentials for a stable world -- Population pressure and war -- Vienna address -- Manchester address -- What neutrals can do to save the world -- The case for British neutralism -- Can war be abolished? -- Human life is in danger. Bertrand Russell. Originally published: London : Allen & Unwin, 1961. Includes bibliographical references and index. Philosophy B1649 .R91 2010 192 RUS 9780415487320 (pbk.) 0415487323 (pbk.) 9780203864661 (eb) 0203864662 (eb) 2009024749 DLC 090616 20180709082825.0 7784952