Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of ‘useless’ knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.
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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 200 ● ISBN 9781000158489 ● Penerbit Taylor and Francis ● Diterbitkan 2020 ● Muat turun 3 kali ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 7576780 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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