| Title | : | In Praise of Idleness |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Bertrand Russell |
| Release | : | 2020-08-26 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Education, Books, Professional & Technical, Nonfiction, Philosophy |
| Size | : | 4527488 |
| Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform. |
