What I Believe

Bertrand Russell, Alan Ryan

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Routledge
02 February 2004

Philosophy; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Philosophy of religion

Series: Routledge Classics

Along with Why I Am Not a Christian, this essay must rank as the most articulate example of Russell's famed atheism. It is also one of the most notorious. Used as evidence in a 1940 court case in which Russell was declared unfit to teach college-level philosophy, What I Believe was to become one of his most defining works. The ideas contained within were and are controversial, contentious and - to the religious - downright blasphemous. A remarkable work, it remains the best concise introduction to Russell's thought.

By: Bertrand Russell
Introduction by: Alan Ryan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 80g
ISBN: 9780415325097
ISBN 10: 0415325099
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 02 February 2004
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for What I Believe

'Bertrand Russell wrote the best English prose of any twentieth-century philosopher.' - Anthony Howard, The Times; 'Bertrand Russell attributed religion to a primitive terror of the unknown and the desire for a kindly older brother to stand alongside us.' - The Age