num_pages: 231
description: Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness , a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.
language: English
title: In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays
titlecomplete: In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays
genres: Essays, Society, Politics, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Self Help, Science, Economics, Classics, Sociology
ratings_count: 5562
publisher: Touchstone