Sceptical Essays
Autor Bertrand Russellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 feb 2004
With these words Bertrand Russell introduces what is indeed a revolutionary book. Taking as his starting-point the irrationality of the world, he offers by contrast something 'wildly paradoxical and subversive' - a belief that reason should determine human actions. Today, besieged as we are by the numbing onslaught of twenty-first-century capitalism, Russell's defence of scepticism and independence of mind is as timely as ever. In clear, engaging prose, he guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily lives - freedom, happiness, emotions, ethics and beliefs - and offers no-nonsense advice.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415325080
ISBN-10: 0415325080
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415325080
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
General and UndergraduateCuprins
1. Introduction: On the Value of Scepticism 2. Dreams and Facts 3. Is Science Superstitious? 4. Can Men Be Rational? 5. Philosophy in the Twentieth Century 6. Machines and the Emotions 7. Behavourism and Values 8. Eastern and Western Ideals of Happiness 9. The Harm that Good Men Do 10. The Recrudescence of Puritanism 11. The Need for Political Scepticism 12. Free Thought and Official Propaganda 13. Freedom in Society 14. Freedom Versus Authority in Education 15. Psychology and Politics 16. The Danger of Creed Wars 17. Some Prospects: Cheerful and Otherwise
Recenzii
'The result is the present volume, a collection of some of the most beautifully written and engaging essays in the English language, in which he tries to show that sceptical doubt can change the world.' - John Gray
'This collection rocked me when I was in my early 20s.' - The Age Sunday Life Magazine
'This collection rocked me when I was in my early 20s.' - The Age Sunday Life Magazine
Notă biografică
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.
Descriere
In this revolutionary book, never out of print since its first publication in 1928, Russell guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily life