The letters, only three of which have been published before, present a brilliant picture of a philosophical genius, an impassioned campaigner for peace and social reform, and a man torn between a longing for closeness to those he loved and an intense fear of possessiveness which he saw as his own 'fundamental vice'. The letters also reveal the astonishing range of Russell's correspondence. The anguish of his personal life comes through powerfully in is letters to Ottoline Morrell and Colette O'Neil. Other sides of Russell, from his thoughts on science to education, are revealed in his letters to Niels Bohr, Rebecca West and John Dewey. We learn of his troubled friendship with D. H. Lawrence and T.S. Eliot, and there are letters about his founding of Beacon Hill School and his thoughts on the Russian Revolution. In his nineties, Russell was regularly dictating more than twelve letters a day. He was a tireless and engaging correspondent, and these letters, selected and fully annotated by Nicholas Griffin, give a vivid picture of his life and activities.
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The letters, only three of which have been published before, present a brilliant picture of a philosophical genius, an impassioned campaigner for peace and social reform, and a man torn between a longing for closeness to those he loved and an intense fear of possessiveness which he saw as his own 'fundamental vice'. The letters also reveal the astonishing range of Russell's correspondence. The anguish of his personal life comes through powerfully in is letters to Ottoline Morrell and Colette O'Neil. Other sides of Russell, from his thoughts on science to education, are revealed in his letters to Niels Bohr, Rebecca West and John Dewey. We learn of his troubled friendship with D. H. Lawrence and T.S. Eliot, and there are letters about his founding of Beacon Hill School and his thoughts on the Russian Revolution. In his nineties, Russell was regularly dictating more than twelve letters a day. He was a tireless and engaging correspondent, and these letters, selected and fully annotated by Nicholas Griffin, give a vivid picture of his life and activities.
- ISBN:
- 9780415249980
- 9780415249980
- Category:
- Diaries
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 30-05-2001
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 696
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156x57mm
- Weight:
- 1.45kg
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