In Praise of Idleness
And Other Essays, 2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Classics
List Price: $19.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-32506-6
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 02/02/2004
- Pages: 208
- Trim Size: 198X129
About the Book
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.Customers who bought In Praise of Idleness also bought:
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