Social and Political Thought of Bertrand Russell - The Development of an Aristocratic Liberalism

Klappentext A study of Russell's social and political thought in its intellectual and cultural context. Zusammenfassung This sympathetic study of Bertrand Russell's social and political thought is the first to explore thoroughly the intellectual and cultural context from which it emerged. The result is a highly original view of an important and enduring figure! and an accessible account of a fascinating age. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. A young man of character; 2. Fellow-travelling with the Fabians; 3. Out of the moral gymnasium; 4. Political science; 5. The sage of Caxton Hall; 6. Anarchist tendencies; 7. Russia, China and the West; 8; The Wellsian trajectory; 9. Ideologies and dystopias; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Ironside, Ironside Philip
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.1995
• EAN: 9780521473835
• ISBN: 978-0-521-47383-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Ideas in Context; Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education