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May 18：Bertrand Russell 羅素


"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts" - Bertrand Russell


In his final decade, he concentrated on three large campaigns: helping Soviet Jews, opposing the Vietnam war and crusading for nuclear disarmament



On this day in 1872 British philosopher Bertrand Russell was born. Perfect then that also today, our new issue on Russell is at the printers. We hope you'll love this theme as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Happy Birthday Russell!




Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and Nobel laureate. Wikipedia
Born: May 18, 1872, Trellech
Died: February 2, 1970, Penrhyndeudraeth, United Kingdom
Full name: Bertrand Arthur William Russell
Spouse: Edith Finch Russell (m. 1952–1970), more
Quotes

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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The new issue of Philosophy Now is online. In this issue, we focus on Bertrand Russell, whose contributions to philosophy included both the mind-numbingly technical (Principia Mathematica) and the most readily accessible (The Conquest of Happiness). As a great populariser of philosophy, he is a role model for our magazine. https://philosophynow.org
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