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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

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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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Bertrand Russell’s books

Average rating: 4.03 · 148,108 ratings · 8,974 reviews · 1,281 distinct works • Similar authors

	A History of Western Philosophy 4.12 avg rating — 38,346 ratings — published 1945 — 267 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 — 20,575 ratings — published 1957 — 135 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 — 15,810 ratings — published 1912 — 914 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 — 13,626 ratings — 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
	In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays 4.01 avg rating — 5,553 ratings — published 1935 — 80 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 4.09 avg rating — 3,582 ratings — published 1925 — 48 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 — 3,060 ratings — published 1935 — 60 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 4.03 avg rating — 1,402 ratings — published 1918 — 226 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 — 1,329 ratings — published 1928 — 49 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
	Unpopular Essays 4.11 avg rating — 1,303 ratings — published 1950 — 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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Series by Bertrand Russell

A History of Western Philosophy (4 books)
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Quotes by Bertrand Russell (?)

“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
― Bertrand Russell

tags: books, humor

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

tags: confidence, eccentricity, philosophy

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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

tags: happiness, love

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Polls

February Short Story/Novella Poll

The 39 Steps by John Buchan, 100+- pages, 1915

42 votes, 20.1%

Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez, 120 pages, 1981

41 votes, 19.6%

The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét, 48 pages, 1937

29 votes, 13.9%

The Offshore Pirate by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 48 pages, 1920

24 votes, 11.5%

What I Believe by Bertrand Russell, 48 pages, 1925

20 votes, 9.6%

The Immortal by Jorge Luis Borges, ? pages, 1947

20 votes, 9.6%

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron, 84 pages, 1990

17 votes, 8.1%

The Verger by W. Somerset Maugham. 6+- pages, 1928

16 votes, 7.7%

209 total votes

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