The Analysis of Matter is the product of thirty years of thinking by one of the twentieth century's best-known philosophers. This Routledge Classics edition includes the 1992 Introduction by John G. Slater.
Russell's thinking on the promise and threat of scientific progress. Considers questions fundamental to an understanding of science and includes brilliant discussions of scientific figures, including Aristotle, Galileo and Darwin.
As relevant today as it was on first publication, the ABC of Relativity is a masterwork of scientific popularisation and an accessible introduction to Einstein’s theory of relativity.
"Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell".
Why I am not a Christian is considered one of the most blasphemous philosophical documents ever written, and at a time when we have faith schools and wars over religious beliefs, its message today couldn't be more relevant.
How do we know what we 'know'? How did we - as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? This title questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. It investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge.
In this revolutionary book, never out of print since its first publication in 1928, Russell guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily life
Originally entitled Why Men Fight, this work is generally seen as the fullest expression of Russell's political philosophy. The ideas laid out here greatly contributed to Russell's fame as a social critic and anti-war activist.
Considered to be one of his most ambitious works, Russell argues that industrialism is a threat to human freedom, since it is fundamentally linked with nationalism. This is rare glimpse into often-ignored subtleties of Russell’s political thought.