Fifty-five years on, Bertrand Russell’s words are worth returning to

This photograph features Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher, logician, and social critic. Russell is known for his contributions to philosophy, mathematics, and his advocacy for social justice and human rights. He was a prominent figure in the development of analytic philosophy and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. Image: Alamy: Contributor: Archive PL Image ID: KMJ9

Believed to be one of the last things renowned philosopher, pacifist and public intellectual Bertrand Russell wrote, it is as relevant today as it was 55 years ago.

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He had influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.