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 world of maddening unreason.
From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement
defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything
from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only
Bertrand Russell could perform.
In Praise of Idleness : And Other Essays - Bertrand Russell
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