In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays by Bertrand Russell

In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays

Bertrand Russell

200 pages first pub 1935 (editions)

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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 w...

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