Prophecy and dissent, 1914-16

Author(s)

• Russell, Bertrand
• Rempel, Richard A.

Bibliographic Information

Prophecy and dissent, 1914-16

Bertrand Russell ; edited by Richard A. Rempel ... [et al.]

（The collected papers of Bertrand Russell / general editor, John Passmore, v. 13）

Unwin Hyman, 1988

Note

Bibliography: p. 627-659

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume comprises Russell's shorter writings against British participation in World War 1 for the period from the outbreak of the conflict in August 1914 to the formation of the Lloyd George coalition government in December 1916. This collection of theoretical and practical pacifist writings records Russell's critique of the British Liberal Party and documents the stages in his move towards the Independent Labour Party. His prominent role in the Union of Democratic control is also explored. Russell's hostility to conscription led him to active involvement with the No-conscription Fellowship, although this volume shows that by the autumn of 1916 he had concluded that conscientious objectors were not going to stop the war. He was, however, committed to tireless efforts to convince his countrymen to agitate for an immediate and fair peace. Documents bearing on the continuing government attempts to harrass Russell are also recorded.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 4 August-24 December 1914: the rights of the war
• war - the cause and the cure
• our Foreign Office
• armaments and national security
• fear as the ultimate cause of war
• possible guarantees of peace. Part 2 1915: the ethics of war
• the policy of the allies
• the reconciliation question
• to avoid future wars
• the future of Anglo-German rivalry
• the philosophy of pacifism
• war and non-resistance
• on justice in war-time - an appeal to the intellectuals of Europe. Part 3 1 January-7 December 1916: principles of social reconstruction
• the danger to civilization
• a clash of consciences
• practical war economy
• liberty of conscience
• British politics
• the conscientious objector
• Bertrand Russell and the War Office.

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Details

• NCID: BA04290030
• ISBN:
  • 0049200798
• LCCN: 88010708
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xciii, 680 p., [9] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : B1649
  • LCC : D524
  • DC19 : 192 s
  • DC19 : 940.53/1
  • NDC6 : 133.54
  • NDC8 : 133.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : World War, 1914-1918 -- Moral and ethical aspects
  • LCSH : World War, 1914-1918 -- Prophecies
  • LCSH : World War, 1914-1918 -- Protest movements
  • LCSH : World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00142213