| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Genres: | Philosophy Books, Nonfiction Books, Writing & Essays |
| Authors: | Bertrand Russell |
| Pages: | 174 pages |
| ISBN13: | 9780415109246 |
| Tags: | Philosophy Books, Nonfiction Books, Writing & Essays Books, Free Books, PDF Books |
| Language: | en |
| Type: | Digital |
First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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 inquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defense 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.
