Bücher von Bertrand Russell

Written with Dora Black in 1920 this work examines the threat of industrialisation to human freedom and demonstrates how humanity perpetually struggles against the centralising forces of industrialisation and nationalism.

A collection of essays on ethics, social morality, happiness, sex, adultery, marriage, and divorce.

A work of political history in which significant economic and political forces and events that shaped the nineteenth century are examined.

Discusses war, pacifism, reason, impulse and personal liberty.

Ethics are necessary because of the conflict between intelligence and impulse - if one were without the other, there would be no place for ethics. This title offers an account of the author's political position and an absorbing exploration of the ways individuals become socially purposeful.

Argues that industrialism is a threat to human freedom, since it is fundamentally linked with nationalism. This book offers a glimpse into subtleties of the author's political thought.

This title presents Bertrand Russell's keen insights into the threat of nuclear conflict. Written at the height of the Cold War, the book offers an understanding of Russell's involvement in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and his passionate campaigning for peace.

Reflects on the books and writings that influenced the author's life, including fiction, essays on politics and education, divertissements and parables. This book offers insight into the range of interests and depth of conviction of one of the world's greatest philosophers.

Presents an introduction to logical atomism and its application to ontology and epistemology.

In this humorous and decidedly charming autobiography, Russell offers readers the story of his life - introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become. Autobiography is a revealing recollection of a truly extraordinary life.

Philosophy, Russell argues, is concerned with the universe as a whole. He reveals how the world in which we seem to live differs from reality and makes clear how scientific advance has transformed our concept of the world.

Explores the nature and scope of scientific knowledge, the increased power of nature that science affords and the changes in the lives of human beings that result from different forms of science.

An introductory guide to Einstein's theory of Relativity to a general readership.

Characteristic and self-revealing, this book was written to combat the growth in Dogmatism.

Between 1931 and 1935, Bertrand Russell contributed some 156 essays to the literary pages of the American newspaper "New York American". This title presents a collection of essays that brings together the very best of Russell's many contributions to the "New York American".

A collection of essays and journalism covering a wide range of topics from balancing prosperity and public expenditure to the mental differences between boys and girls, revealing the humourous aspect of Russell's personality.

Grapples with the dilemma that confronted the opponents of militarism and war in the 1930s - namely, what was the politically and morally appropriate response to international aggression. This title also includes a number of manuscripts from the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University.

Charles Pigden provides an introduction to Bertrand Russell's writings within the field of ethics as a whole, and detailed annotations on his papers themselves, analyzing their arguments and exploring their relevance to current concerns.

Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential figures of the 20th century and his autobiography is one of the most compelling and vivid ever written. This compact paperback edition contains an introduction by Michael Foot.

Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to the final, affirmative conclusion of 'The Happy Man', this book is written by Bertrand Russell.

The 1896-1898 philosophical papers of Bertrand Russell, few of which were published in his lifetime, concentrate primarily on physics, arithmetic and the concept of quantity.

A remarkable work, What I Believe remains the best concise introduction to Russell's thought.

In this revolutionary book, never out of print since its first publication in 1928, Russell guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily life

In this remarkable book, regarded by Russell as one of the most important of his career, he argues that power is man's ultimate goal and is, in its many guises, the single most important element in the development of any society.

This acclaimed selection of Russell's early letters, available in paperback for the first time, reveals the full scope of his life and innermost thoughts up to the First World War.

A study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. This text examines accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine of the day, and points to the constant upheaval and re-evaluation of our systems of belief throughout history.

Originally entitled Why Men Fight, this work is generally seen as the fullest expression of Russell's political philosophy. The ideas laid out here greatly contributed to Russell's fame as a social critic and anti-war activist.

In this collection of essays, Russell surveys the social and political consequences of his beliefs with characteristic clarity and humour. In Praise of Idleness is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.