Mortals and Others 1: American Essays 1931-35

by Bertrand Russell

First published in 1975. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

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."

Reviews

[Alya AlShaibani · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.70

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Joe bought this book. He says this is the longest I’ve ever taken to read a book… He’s probably close to right. I’ve had it on my nightstand for quite a while now, just reading an essay when I feel like it. I finally stopped feeling like it. Once you’ve read a few of Russell’s essays, you’ll get the gist. He’s an analytic philosopher through and through here; every issue seems to have a logical conclusion, and Russell believes most everyone else is going about it the opposite - and wrong - way. He’s probably true about the latter, but I have my doubts about the former.