Bertrand Russell: A Life

Taylor & Francis

Bertrand Russell: A LifeAuthor(s): Herbert Gottschalk\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138008182, 978-1138008182\nSynopsis\nBertrand Russells eminence of intellect and person has long been unassailable. Besides his distinction as mathematician and philosopher, and a vast output of books, articles, lectures and talks on most aspects of the human condition, there is his continuing concern for day-to-day political issues, his championing of individual freedom and his readiness to stand for a cause to the point of imprisonment. To have distilled the essence of his ninety-odd years into this little book is itself quite an achievement. Originally published in 1962, it has been called a pocket guide to greatness and forms a useful complement to the longer and slightly earlier study by Alan Woods The Passionate Sceptic.