Foreword: Bertrand Russell as public intellectual: a personal reflection / Michael Ruse -- Introduction: Who was Bertrand Russell? / Peter Stone -- Six degrees of Bertrand Russell / Tim Madigan -- How Bertrand Russell became a new kind of intellectual during World War I / John Lenz -- Russell and Dewey on education: similarities and differences / Tim Madigan -- Somewhere in England: voluntary education at Beacon Hill and Summerhill / Cara Rice -- Russell in the Jazz Age / David E. White -- A Chair of indecency: the Bertrand Russell/City College case / Thom Weidlich -- Russell the political activist / Peter Stone -- A Public intellectual on war and peace: Russell's "Little Books" during the Great War and the Cold War / David Blitz -- Russell in popular culture / Tim Madigan -- The World as I found it: Twentieth Century British philosophy through a literary prism? Robert Heineman -- Would Russell have used email? : a continuing perplexity / Chad Trainer -- The logic of storytelling and the storytelling of logic / Peter Stone.
Summary:
The essays in this volume treat topics from education to publishing, from academic freedom to political activism, from Russell's possible adoption of new communication modes (were he alive today) to the representation of his life and ideas in fiction. They reflect the engagement of Bertrand Russell in public affairs over three quarters of a century. They also reflect the diverse interestes that bring scholars together in the Russell Society to study his manifold works. The consistently first-rate papers in this collection serve as a powerful reminder of the breadth and depth of the contributions from one of the leading philosophers of the Twentieth Century. Those of us familiar with Russell's writings have always been impressed by the range of topics that concerned Bertie. His commitment to the examined life, with all its foibles, shines bright in this set of essays. This text is an invaluable resource for students of Russell's life and thought (Kenneth Blackwell and Alan Schwerin).
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