American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller hopes to prove there’s still an appetite ...

So the 22-year-old Bertrand Russell wrote to his fiancée Alys Pearsall Smith in November 1894. The object of his “extravagant admiration” was George Edward Moore (always known as “GE Moore” because he ...

Philosophy is indispensable for intellecutal progress but needs to avoid the seven sins of dogmatism, arrogance, obscurity, ...

He discusses the historical evolution of philosophy, noting its role in both upholding and challenging societal norms. Russell identifies himself as a logical atomist, advocating for analysis to ...

Plus, music and sound design, reminiscent of vinyl recordings, add a retro feel to The Great History of Western Philosophy, which expands on ideas that Covamonas explored in the 2021 short ...

Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, recently shared his review of Bertrand Russell's "A History of Western Philosophy." Giving the book an 8 out of 10 rating, Kamath expressed on X (formerly Twitter ...

Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy was first published in 1945 and has has received widespread praise for its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit.

Bertrand Russell in his ‘Conway Memorial Lecture,’ delivered at South Place Institute on 24 March 1922 and published later as a monograph, titled Free Thought and Official Propaganda, gave us ...

But one quote from Russell’s 1930 book The Conquest of Happiness struck me in particular as packing a whole lot of profundity into just 35 words: “The secret of happiness is this: Let your ...