Bertrand Russell

Mortals and Others, Volume I (eBook, PDF)

American Essays 1931-1935

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of essays and journalism covering a wide range of topics from balancing prosperity and public expenditure to the mental differences between boys and girls, revealing the humourous aspect of Russell's personality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135861124
• Artikelnr.: 38264907

Autorenporträt

Harry Ruja

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 On Jealousy
Chapter 2 Sex and Happiness
Chapter 3 Tourists
Chapter 4 The Menace of Old Age
Chapter 5 In Praise of Artificiality
Chapter 6 Who May Use Lipstick?
Chapter 7 The Lessons of Experience
Chapter 8 Hope and Fear
Chapter 9 Are Criminals Worse than Other People?
Chapter 10 The Advantages of Cowardice
Chapter 11 The Decay of Meditation
Chapter 12 Marriage
Chapter 13 On Being Good
Chapter 14 Who Gets Our Savings?
Chapter 15 Children
Chapter 16 On Politicians
Chapter 17 Keeping Pace?
Chapter 18 On Snobbery
Chapter 19 Whose Admiration Do You Desire?
Chapter 20 On National Greatness
Chapter 21 Is the World Going Mad?
Chapter 22 Are We Too Passive?
Chapter 23 Why We Enjoy Mishaps
Chapter 24 Does Education Do Harm?
Chapter 25 Are Men of Science Scientific?
Chapter 26 Flight from Reality
Chapter 27 Illegal?
Chapter 28 On Optimism
Chapter 29 As Others See Us
Chapter 30 Taking Long Views
Chapter 31 On Mental Differences Between Boys and Girls
Chapter 32 On the Fierceness of Vegetarians
Chapter 33 Furniture and the Ego
Chapter 34 Why Are We Discontented?
Chapter 35 On Locomotion
Chapter 36 Of Co-operation
Chapter 37 Our Woman Haters
Chapter 38 The Influence of Fathers
Chapter 39 On Societies
Chapter 40 On Being Edifying
Chapter 41 On Sales Resistance
Chapter 42 Should Children Be Happy?
Chapter 43 Dangers of Feminism
Chapter 44 On Expected Emotions
Chapter 45 On Modern Uncertainty
Chapter 46 On Imitating Heroes
Chapter 47 On Vicarious Asceticism
Chapter 48 On Labelling People
Chapter 49 On Smiling
Chapter 50 Do Governments Desire War?
Chapter 51 On Corporal Punishment
Chapter 52 If Animals Could Talk
Chapter 53 On Insularity
Chapter 54 On Astrologers
Chapter 55 On Protecting Children from Reality
Chapter 56 The Decay of Intellectual Standards
Chapter 57 Pride in Illness
Chapter 58 On Charity
Chapter 59 On Reverence
Chapter 60 On Proverbs
Chapter 61 On Clothes
Chapter 62 Should Socialists Smoke Good Cigars?
Chapter 63 A Sense of Humour
Chapter 64 Love and Money
Chapter 65 Interest in Crime
Chapter 66 How to Become a Man of Genius
Chapter 67 On Old Friends
Chapter 68 Success and Failure
Chapter 69 On Feeling Ashamed
Chapter 70 On Economic Security
Chapter 71 On Tact
Chapter 72 Changing Fashions in Reserve
Chapter 73 On Honour
Chapter 74 The Consolations of History
Chapter 75 Is Progress Assured?
Chapter 76 Right and Might
Chapter 77 Prosperity and Public Expenditure
Chapter 78 Public and Private Interests