Bertrand Russell: 1921-1970, The Ghost of Madness
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743212150 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thanks Ray! Having read "Wittgenstein", then vol 1 of this biography, this was a natural and exciting follower. I certainly have to wonder what connection there is to a life associated, at least ab initio, with mathematics and failure in one's personal life. Considering the connection between logic, mathematics, and reasoning, and our need for succ. "Harrowing tale of a complex life" according to Susan Tridgell. Ray Monk's biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein, and his first volume of Bertrand Russell, are two of the finest biographies of the twentieth century. While this second volume of Bertrand Russell's life covers the period after his great work in logic and mathematics (and may thus be less fascinating to readers primarily interested in this w. Book easily rates 5 stars, but needs serious health warning Don't get me wrong, I am a serious Ray Monk fan, and a serious Russell devotee, but that's just the problem.Ray Monk, although he puts Russell's mathematical achievements at the pinnacle of human endeavour, finds everything else about Russell to be pathetic and disgusting.This book, which is about the second half of Russell's life (and
Throughout his life, Russell (1873-1970) felt that he might go insane. Office of Personnel Management Lib., Washington, DC Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Leon H. . Particularly upsetting to Russell was the homosexuality of his son, since he was on record as saying that homosexuality was the consequence of bad parenting. Highly recommended for academic and public library collections. This emotional insecurity led him to multiple liaisons outside of his marriages (at the age of 64, his third marriage was to a 20-year-old) and strained relationships with his two children. Brody, U.S. These domestic problems aside, Monk does a marvelous job of covering the highlights of the last half of Russell's long life: h
Russell applied the methods of the new science of child psychology in his parenting, believing that a new generation of children could be reared to be "independent, fearless, and free." But instead of being a model of this new generation, John became anxious, withdrawn, and eventually schizophrenic. Monk reveals it was no such thing. He lived to be ninety-seven, and as he became older he became increasingly controversial. Russell's views on marriage, religion, education, and politics attracted legions of devoted followers and, at the same time, provoked harsh attacks from every direction. On the one hand, he was stripped of his post at New York's City College because he was tho