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Bertrand Russell

Born

in Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, The United Kingdom

May 18, 1872

Died

February 02, 1970

Website

http://www.russfound.org/

Genre

Philosophy, History, Social Sciences

Influences

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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, was a Welsh philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominent rationalist. Although he was usually regarded as English, as he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."

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	A History of Western Philosophy 4.12 avg rating — 39,440 ratings — published 1945 — 253 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects 4.01 avg rating — 21,076 ratings — published 1957 — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Problems of Philosophy 3.91 avg rating — 16,638 ratings — published 1912 — 1575 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conquest of Happiness 4.02 avg rating — 14,503 ratings — published 1930 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays 4.04 avg rating — 6,857 ratings — published 1935 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I Believe 4.08 avg rating — 3,867 ratings — published 1925 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion and Science by Bertrand Russell, Michael Ruse (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 3,156 ratings — published 1935 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تاريخ الفلسفة الغربية - الكتاب الأول: الفلسفة القديمة by Bertrand Russell, أحمد أمين (مراجعة), زكي نجيب محمود (مترجم) 4.08 avg rating — 1,444 ratings — published 1945 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy 4.04 avg rating — 1,449 ratings — published 1918 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sceptical Essays by Bertrand Russell, John Gray (Foreword) 4.12 avg rating — 1,384 ratings — published 1928 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A History of Western Philosophy (4 books)
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“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
― Bertrand Russell

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“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
― Bertrand Russell

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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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