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Lädt ... Portraits from Memory and Other Essays (Original 1956; 1995. Auflage)von Bertrand Russell (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Fascinating, thoughtful and surprisingly readable essays from the great philosopher-mathematician-political-thinker. ( ) I first read this many years ago, and it has been sitting on my bookshelves ever since. I picked it up again last week and was pleasantly surprised to see how well it has aged. The ideas and topics remain relevant except for the few passages about the threat of a nuclear exchange between major world powers (which I hope we have reduced significantly since the 1950s)and a bit about McCarthyism in the U.S. (also, I hope, a thing of the past). The prose is exceptional. The essays on prominent people that Russell had met and the discussion of their ideas and personalities rivals similar passages from the best fiction. The writing is interesting and entertaining and even includes bits of humor. His position that individual freedom has declined since 1914 may come as a shock to contemporary readers, but he illustrates why he believes this is the case and it serves as a cautionary reminder of what has been lost. I highly recommend this book, especially to readers of philosophy or recent history. Though not intended as an autobiography this book presents a series of brilliant pictures from Bertrand Russell's childhood and youth. Memories are evoked of his grandfather, Lord John Russell - born in the 18th century - and of his earliest years. He knew many eminent men among his contemporaries, and has attempted in his portraits from memory to analyse the character and assess the contribution of some among them. A. N. Whitehead and G. E. Moore are clearly seen across the gulf of sixty years and there are vivid sketches of Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad, Sidney and Beatrice Webb, D. H. Lawrence and others. There are also chapters, both disturbing and amusing, on Russell's experiences as a pacifist in the first world war. He relates in what respects the impact of experience modified his beliefs and in what respects they remained unshaken. Although some of the essays have a more impersonal character, all share in the attempts to covey a point of view and a way of feeling both about world affairs and about more purely philosophical matters. The book ends with a plea for world peace and some suggestions as to possible methods of avoiding war. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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'I have come to think that one of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence.' - Bertrand Russell, Portraits from Memory Portraits from Memory is one of Bertrand Russell's most self-reflective and engaging books. Whilst not intended as an autobiography, it is a vivid recollection of some of his celebrated contemporaries, such as George Bernard Shaw, Sidney and Beatrice Webb and D. H. Lawrence. Russell provides some arresting and sometimes amusing insights into writers with whom he corresponded. He was fascinated by Joseph Conrad, with whom he formed a strong emotional bond, writing that his Heart of Darkness was not just a story but an expression of Conrad's 'philosophy of life'. There are also some typically pithy Russellian observations; H. G. Wells 'derived his importance from quantity rather than quality', whilst after a brief and fraught friendship Russell thought D. H. Lawrence 'had no real wish to make the world better, but only to indulge in eloquent soliloquy about how bad it was'. This engaging book also includes some of Russell's customary razor-sharp essays on a rich array of subjects, from his ardent pacifism, liberal politics and morality to the ethics of education, the skills of good writing and how he came to philosophy as a young man. These include 'A Plea for Clear Thinking', 'A Philosophy for Our Time' and 'How I Write'. Portraits from Memory is Russell at his best and will enthrall those new to Russell as well as those already well-acquainted with his work. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the Russell scholar Nicholas Griffin, editor of The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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