In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
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In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
Bertrand Russell
This is a collection of essays by Bertrand Russell first published in 1935. In the 1932 essay which gives the title to the volume, Russell propose people work for a maximum of 4 hours-per-day to think, socialise, etc. Other essays treat about sociology, philosophy and economy and also technical architectural problems are discussed in a social frame proposing… more
This is a collection of essays by Bertrand Russell first published in 1935. In the 1932 essay which gives the title to the volume, Russell propose people work for a maximum of 4 hours-per-day to think, socialise, etc. Other essays treat about sociology, philosophy and economy and also technical architectural problems are discussed in a social frame proposing solutions.
CONTENTS (original edition)
Preface
I In praise of idleness (1932)
II "Useless" knowledge
III Architecture and social questions
IV The modern Midas
V The ancestry of fascism
VI Scylla and Charybdis; or, communism and fascism
VII The case for socialism
VIII Western civilization
IX On youthful cynicism (1929)
X Modern homogeneity (1930)
XI Men versus insects (1933)
XII Education and discipline
XIII Stoicism and mental health (1928)
XIV On comets
XV What is the soul?
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