Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.
Bertrand Russell remains one of the greatest philosophers and most complex and controversial figures of the twentieth century. Here, in this frank, 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. Originally published in three volumes in the late 1960s, Autobiography by Bertrand Russell is a revealing recollection of a truly extraordinary life written with the vivid freshness and clarity that has made Bertrand Russell´s writings so distinctively his own.
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- The perfect place to explore the extraordinarily eventful life of one of the twentieth century´s most influential and respected philosophers
- Letters to wives and lovers are reprinted and collected here, along side Russell´s correspondence with the likes of T.S Eliot and George Bernard Shaw
- An eloquent introduction by Michael Foot discusses the difficulties of autobiography and Russell´s relationship with H.G Wells
Acknowledgements Introduction 1872-1914 Prologue: What I have Lived for 1. Childhood 2. Adolescence 3. Cambridge 4. Engagement 5. First Marriage 6. `Principia Mathematica´ 7. Cambridge again 1914-1944 8. The First World War 9. Russia 10. China 11. Second Marriage 12. Later Years of Telegraph House 13. In America 1944-1967 Preface 14. Return to England 15. At Home and Abroad 16. Trafalgar Square 17. The Foundation Postillegalscript Index
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.
An autobiography of Russell that offers readers the story of his life - introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become.
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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements Introduction 1872-1914 Prologue: What I have Lived for 1. Childhood 2. Adolescence 3. Cambridge 4. Engagement 5. First Marriage 6. 'Principia Mathematica' 7. Cambridge again 1914-1944 8. The First World War 9. Russia 10. China 11. Second Marriage 12. Later Years of Telegraph House 13. In America 1944-1967 Preface 14. Return to England 15. At Home and Abroad 16. Trafalgar Square 17. The Foundation Postillegalscript Index
Klappentext
An autobiography of Russell that offers readers the story of his life - introducing the people, events and influences that shaped the man he was to become.
