In praise of idleness and other essays
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Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset ofIn 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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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Bertrand
Russell - Language
- English
- Series
- Routledge Classics
- ISBN
- 9780415325066
- Release date
- 2004
