Mortals and others : American essays, 1931-1935
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Mortals and others : American essays, 1931-1935
Routledge, 1998
- v. 2
- v. 2 : pbk
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'Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.' - Bertrand Russell
From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the New York American, together with other distinguished authors, such as Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. Mortals and Others Volume II presents a further selection of his essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects.
Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s, these essays are surprisingly topical and engaging for the present day reader. Volume II of Mortals and Others serves as a splendid, fresh introduction to the compassionate eclecticism of Bertrand Russell's mind.
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- On Bores The Triumph of Stupidity What Makes People Likeable Men Versus Insects I Escape From Progress The Cult of the Individual On Medievalism Can We Think Quickly Enough Expecting the Millenium On Transferring One's Anger Is Anybody Normal? Why Travel? Love of Money Virtue's Fashions What to Believe Insanity and Insight On being Insulting Vigorous and Feeble Epochs
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