The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell, Volume 2 - The Public Years 1914-1970

This long-awaited second volume of Russell's best letters reveals the inner workings of a philosophical genius and an impassioned campaigner for peace and social reform. The letters, only three of which have been published before, cover most of Russell's adult life, a period in which he wrote over thirty books, including his famous History of Western Philosophy. Richly illustrated with photographs from Russell's life, the collection includes letters to Ho Chi Minh, Tito, Jawaharlal Nehru and Albert Einstein.

List of contents

Preface Introduction 1. War (1914-1918) 2. Children, Companionship, and Joint Work (1918-1927) 3. Starting a School and Ending a Marriage (1927-1935) 4. Marriage, Poverty, and Exile (1936-1944) 5. Respectability at Last (1944-1954) 6. Peace (1955-1970)

About the author

Nicholas Griffin

Summary

This second volume of letters, only three of which have been published before, presents a picture of a philosophical genius and impassioned campaigner for peace and social reform. Includes letters to Ho Chi Minh, Tito, Jawahral Nehru and Sartre.

Product details

• Assisted by: Nicholas Griffin (Editor), Griffin Nicholas (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2001
• EAN: 9780415249980
• ISBN: 978-0-415-24998-0
• No. of pages: 696
• Weight: 1450 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers, Diaries, letters & journals, Autobiography: general, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Western philosophy from c 1800, Diaries, letters and journals, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -