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An edition of In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays (1935)

In praise of idleness and other essays

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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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Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
Pages
200

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Subjects

sociology, philosophy, economy, politics, architecture, Social problems, Problèmes sociaux, Social issues, General, General essays in English Texts, H83 .r87 2004, 301

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Table of Contents

In praise of idleness
"Useless" knowledge
Architecture and social questions
The modern Midas
The ancestry of fascism
Scylla and Charybdis, or, communism and fascism
The case for socialism
Western civilization
On youthful cynicism
Modern homogeneity
Men versus insects
Education and discipline
Stoicism and mental health
On comets
What is the soul?

Edition Notes

First published in Routledge Classics, 2004.
Originally published: London : George Allen and Unwin, 1935.
Includes index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
301
Library of Congress
H83 .R87 2004, HN27, H83 .R87 2004eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
200

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3288315M
ISBN 10
0415325064
LCCN
2004000173
OCLC/WorldCat
475897062, 54035116
Library Thing
63290
Goodreads
135741

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