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In Praise of Idleness
Bertrand Russell
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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.
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- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2020-08-26
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- EN
- Categories
- Education / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Philosophy / General, Philosophy / Essays, Philosophy / Movements / Idealism, Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern
- ISBN-13
- 9781000158489
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