The Conquest of Happiness

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1631491482
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
“Should be read by every parent, teacher, minister, and Congressman in the land.”—The Atlantic In The Conquest of Happiness, first published by Liveright in 1930, iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell attempted to diagnose the myriad causes of unhappiness in modern life and chart a path out of the seemingly inescapable malaise so prevalent even in safe and prosperous Western societies. More than eighty years later, Russell’s wisdom remains as true as it was on its initial release. Eschewing guilt-based morality, Russell lays out a rationalist prescription for living a happy life, including the importance of cultivating interests outside oneself and the dangers of passive pleasure. In this new edition, best-selling philosopher Daniel C. Dennett reintroduces Russell to a new generation, stating that Conquest is both “a fascinating time capsule” and “a prototype of the flood of self-help books that have more recently been published, few of them as well worth reading today as Russell’s little book.”

The Conquest of Happiness

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113675461X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell‘s recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. 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 ofThe Happy Man

The Meaning of Things

Author: A.C. Grayling
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1780221169
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
A refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the UK. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the human condition is inherently important and such an approach will help us to deal with real personal dilemmas. This book is an accessible, lively and thought-provoking series of linked commentaries, based on A. C. Grayling's 'The Last Word' column in the GUARDIAN. Its aim is not to persuade readers to accept one particular philosophical point of view or theory, but to help us consider the wonderful range of insights which can be drawn from an immeasurably rich history of philosophical thought. Concepts covered include courage, love, betrayal, ambition, cruelty, wisdom, passion, beauty and death. This will be a wonderfully stimulating read and act as an invaluable guide as to what is truly important in living life, whether facing success, failure, justice, wrong, love, loss or any of the other profound experience life throws out.

Russell on Religion

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415180924
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Russell on Religion presents a comprehensive and accessible selection of Bertrand Russell's writing on religion and related topics from the turn of the century to the end of his life. The influence of religion pervades almost all Bertrand Russell's writings from his mathematical treatises to his early fiction. Russell contends with religion as a philosopher, as a historian, as a social critic and as a private individual. The papers in this volume are arranged chronologically for optimum coherence of the development of Russell's thinking and are divided into five main sections: * Personal statements * Religion and Philosophy * Religion and Science * Religion and Morality * Religion and History. Students at all levels will find this a valuable insight into Russell's thought on religion.

Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134026226
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 480

Book Description
How do we know what we "know"? How did we –as individuals and as a society – come to accept certain knowledge as fact? In Human Knowledge, Bertrand Russell questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. This brilliant and controversial work investigates the relationship between ‘individual’ and ‘scientific’ knowledge. First published in 1948, this provocative work contributed significantly to an explosive intellectual discourse that continues to this day.

The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134028679
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 782

Book Description
Featuring seminal work in the philosophies of mathematics and language, this comprehensive and assiduously edited collection also makes available his provocative and controversial views on religion and international relations.

Why Men Fight

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social problems
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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The Conquest of Happiness (Classic Reprint)

Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396149955
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Excerpt from The Conquest of Happiness T ms book is not addressed to the learned, or to those who regard a practical problem merely as something to be talked about. No profoundAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Conquest of Fear

Author: Basil King
Publisher: London : G. Allen & Unwin
ISBN:
Category : Fear
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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