Published in 1916, this volume—originally titled Why Men Fight—argues forcefully that societal stress on individual competition was instrumental in leading to World War I, and that the future progress of liberal democracy depends upon nurturing positive qualities of cooperation and creativity instead.
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Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) was a seminal British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic. Noted for his many spirited anti-war and anti-nuclear protests, Russell made significant contributions to a broad range of subjects, including political theory, education, and religious studies. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950.
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