Proposed Roads To Freedom

Proposed Roads To Freedom

by Bertrand Russell
Proposed Roads To Freedom

Proposed Roads To Freedom

by Bertrand Russell

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Completed in April 1918, "in the last days before a period of imprisonment," 'The Proposed Roads to Freedom' contains Bertrand Russell's astute political commentary on anarchism, socialism, and syndicalism. Russell begins with a historical overview of socialism and anarchism, the teachings and organizations of Marx and Bakunin, and the syndicalist revolt against socialism. He then turns to more pressing problems of the future, and how these movements could contribute to reconstruction after the war. Although he has criticism for each movement, Russell respected what they attempted to achieve. "What is new in Socialism and Anarchism is that close relations of the ideal to the present sufferings of men, which has enabled powerful political movements to grow out of the hopes of solitary thinkers. It is this that makes Socialism and Anarchism important, and it is this that makes them dangerous to those who batten, consciously or unconsciously, upon the evils of our present order of society."Each RADLEY CLASSIC is a meticulously restored, luxurious and faithful reproduction of a classic book; produced with elegant text layout, clarity of presentation, and stylistic features that make reading a true pleasure. Special attention is given to legible fonts and adequate letter sizing, correct line length for readability, generous margins and triple lead (lavish line separation); plus we do not allow any mistakes/changes/ additions to creep into the original author's words.Visit RADLEY BOOKS at www.radleybooks.com to see more classic book titles in this series.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781540786791
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 12/02/2016
Pages: 212
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Bertrand Russell was a mathematician, philosopher, logician, and public intellectual from Britain. He was born on May 18, 1872, and died on February 2, 1970. He had a big impact on math, logic, set theory, linguistics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, and many areas of analytic philosophy, especially the philosophy of math, the philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics. He was one of the most well-known logicians in the early 20th century. He helped start analytic philosophy with Gottlob Frege, G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, who was also one of his students. Russell was an anti-imperialist who fought for peace and led the India League. He sometimes called for a nuclear war to prevent another one, but once the chance presented by the atomic monopoly was gone, he said he would "welcome with enthusiasm" a world government. During World War I, he didn't want to fight, so he went to jail. He also criticized Stalinist totalitarianism, criticized the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, and was an outspoken supporter of nuclear disarmament. He also won the De Morgan Medal in 1932, the Sylvester Medal in 1934, the Kalinga Prize in 1957, and the Jerusalem Prize in 1958. (1963).
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