Selected works by Bertrand Russell

Selected works by Bertrand Russell is a number of the most important work by Bertrand Russell. I have also included some books about the author. Russell was a genius who worked in a range of academic fields. He was a social activist, wrote essays, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950, and he broadened the field of logic, ethics and morality and analytic philosophy. Russell was a great explainer of his thoughts and has been famous for his quotes, such as:

“In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.” Bertrand Russell

“The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry.” Bertrand Russell

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Download the works by and about Bertrand Russell as free PDF e-books here:

The Case of Bertrand Russell versus Democracy and Education

The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell

The Philosophy Of Bertrand Russell

The Problems of Philosophy

Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays

Selected Papers Of Bertrand Russell

The Autobiography Of Bertrand Russell

An Inquiry Into Meaning And Truth

Bertrand Russel on Moral Education

Education and the Social Order

The Analysis Of Mind

The Principals Of Mathematics

The Prospects Of Industrial Civilization

Authority And The Individual

History of Western Philosophy

Our Knowledge of the External World Power A New Social Analysis

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Bertrand Russell´s Message To Future Generations

Why was Bertrand Russell controversial?

Bertrand Russell was a highly influential philosopher, logician, and mathematician, but he was also a controversial figure for several reasons. Here are a few examples:

1. Political activism: Russell was a vocal advocate for nuclear disarmament and was arrested multiple times for his involvement in protests against nuclear weapons. He was also a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and was arrested for participating in anti-war demonstrations.
2. Views on religion: Russell was an avowed atheist and wrote extensively about his views on religion, which were highly critical of traditional belief systems. He was also critical of religious institutions and their role in society, which earned him the ire of religious leaders.
3. Views on sexuality: Russell was an advocate for sexual freedom and advocated for the legalization of homosexuality, which was controversial in his time. He also wrote extensively on the topic of sex education, which was considered taboo in his time.
4. views on politics and society, He was socialist but not a marxist. He had his own views on the economy and society, and was an advocate for the idea of a socialist society, which was not very popular in his time, also he was critical of the British colonial and imperialism.
5. His work on logic, set theory, and mathematics, which challenged traditional notions of truth and knowledge. He was criticized by some for advocating for a more formal approach to philosophy and for being too focused on technical details.