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Bertrand Russell

Born

in Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, The United Kingdom

May 18, 1872

Died

February 02, 1970

Website

http://www.russfound.org/

Genre

Philosophy, History, Social Sciences

Influences

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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, was a Welsh philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominent rationalist. Although he was usually regarded as English, as he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."

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Average rating: 4.03 · 166,161 ratings · 10,738 reviews · 1,176 distinct works • Similar authors

	A History of Western Philosophy 4.13 avg rating — 41,173 ratings — published 1945 — 280 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects 4.01 avg rating — 22,180 ratings — published 1957 — 170 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Problems of Philosophy 3.90 avg rating — 18,357 ratings — published 1912 — 1640 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conquest of Happiness 4.02 avg rating — 15,873 ratings — published 1930 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays 4.04 avg rating — 7,428 ratings — published 1935 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I Believe 4.08 avg rating — 4,147 ratings — published 1925 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion and Science by Bertrand Russell, Michael Ruse (Introduction) 3.95 avg rating — 3,273 ratings — published 1935 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تاريخ الفلسفة الغربية - الكتاب الأول: الفلسفة القديمة by Bertrand Russell, زكي نجيب محمود (مترجم), أحمد أمين (مراجعة) 3.98 avg rating — 2,004 ratings — published 1945 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy 4.04 avg rating — 1,536 ratings — published 1918 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unpopular Essays 4.10 avg rating — 1,456 ratings — published 1950	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Bertrand Russell

A History of Western Philosophy (4 books)
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Bertrand Russell,

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“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
― Bertrand Russell

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“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
― Bertrand Russell

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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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