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The Life of Bertrand Russell
Clark, Ronald W.
Publisher: Penguin, United KingdomYear Published: 1975 Pages: 979pp ISBN: 0 14 00.4475 2 Resource Type: Book A biography of the political activist, philosopher and mathematician. Abstract: Ronald W. Clark has constructed an informative biography of Bertrand Russell. His biography of the political activist, philosopher and mathematician is an in-depth study from personal papers, memoirs, and many additional sources. Interviewing individuals in Russell's life, Clark attempts to describe the emotional complexities behind ideas and actions. Some of the contradiction in Russell's work can be somewhat understood when considered alongside the events of his lifetime. The book encompasses Russell's entire life from his lineage to his legacy. His political activities and personal struggles are told with near-equal focus. Ideas of pacifism, non-conscription, and his phase of advocating preventive war are examined in the context of Russell's life. There are quotations from his life and unpublished works throughout the volume. These include personal letters and recollected memories. Told chronologically from upbringing to death, the book has four sections and 24 chapters. The sections are entitled The Reason Why, The New Romantic, A Long March Downhill, and the Last Attachment. They span over all of his recorded experiences and those remembered by family and friends, as well as the events in the public eye. Several photographs of Russell, his family and his work are included. An appendix provides Russell's writing about Ralph Schoenman. It can be said that "Bertrand Russel lived to inspire the campaign against nuclear warfare." He did many other things in his lifetime that make him a significant figure and a model of social activism. This book attempts to record his achievements alongside his human desires and faults. [Abstract by Mia Manns] Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Illustrations The reason Why 1 The Lodge in the Park 2 Cambridge Chrysalis 3 Marriage in Haste 4 Repentance at Leisure 5 Principia Mathematica The New Romantic 6 Ottoline 7 Enter Wittgenstein 8 Ottoline: Ebbing Tide 9 An American Adventure 10 Against the Stream 11 Into Battle 12 Colette 13 From War to Peace 14 Turning-Point A Long March Downhill 15 Start of an Experiment 16 End of an Experiment 17 The American Ordeal 18 A Member of the Establishment The Last Attachment 19 Towards a Short War with Russia? 20 Into the New World 21 The Genesis of Protest 22 The Rise of Ralph Schoenman 23 The Enigmatic Friendship 24 Once More His Own Man Appendix: "Private Memorandum concerning Ralph Schoenman" by Bertrand Russell Sources and Bibliography Notes and References Index Subject Headings
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