The will to doubt / Bertrand Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Philosophical Library/Open Road, 2014.

New York, NY : Philosophical Library, [1958]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a brilliant series of essays Bertrand Russell puts his challenging skepticism to work against the prejudices and superstitions of our time. With savage insight and urbane whit The Will to Doubt attacks any and all obstacles to a rational way of life. His thoughts are as lively and pertinent today as when they were written. His topics range from the defects of the education system to the failure of the belief among the younger generation, from our mistaken concepts of democracy to the ever-present threat to freedom throughout the world-even in the West which prides itself so much on being fr

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Contents; Can Men Be Rational?; Free Thought and Official Propaganda; On the Value of Scepticism; On Youthful Cynicism; Is Science Superstitious?; "Useless" Knowledge; What Is the Soul?; The Ancestry of Fascism; Stoicism and Mental Health; Modern Homogeneity; Men versus Insects; On Comets; Copyright Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781497675728

1497675723