Unpopular EssaysA classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books. |
Contents
1 Philosophy and Politics | 1 |
2 Philosophy for Laymen | 21 |
3 The Future of Mankind | 33 |
4 Philosophys Ulterior Motives | 44 |
5 The Superior Virtue of the Oppressed | 56 |
6 On Being Modernminded | 63 |
7 An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish | 69 |
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