Authority and the Individual [Paperback]

Bertrand Russell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1985 | ISBN-10: 0415119561 | ISBN-13: 978-0415119566 | Edition: 2

Which is more important, freedom or order? In Authority and the Individual, the first of the BBC's famous Reith lectures, Russell tackles what is still one of the most hotly debated issues of the twentieth century: the conflict between law, order and authority and the rights of each individual man and woman.

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`Russell has rarely written more lucidly, lightly and directly.' - The Spectator

` ... enormously worth reading.' - Daily Telegraph

About the Author

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (January 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415119561
• ISBN-13: 978-0415119566
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #669,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). Philosopher, mathematician, educational and sexual reformer, pacifist, prolific letter writer, author and columnist, Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential and widely known intellectual figures of the twentieth century. In 1950 he was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1950 for his extensive contributions to world literature and for his "rationality and humanity, as a fearless champion of free speech and free thought in the West."

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worthwhhile, June 14, 2009

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Leo King (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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The audio from the first two of these six lectures can be found online, and with a lot of searching I was able to find the third one, but the remaining lectures were nowhere to be found. Luckily there are still a few copies of the lectures in book form floating around at some libraries and on Amazon.

The book is less than 100 pages in length, and it's an easy read. Nevertheless, these are some of the best and most important lectures on human society that I know of, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in these topics.