num_pages: 326
description: The fireworks fly when the great Bertrand Russell writes about a subject as provocative as marriage &amp; morals. But they are a rational &amp; devastatingly logical kind of fireworks...for that was the nature of the man. Russell's approach to sex &amp; love is based on the realities of need &amp; desire, rather than on ancient tribal &amp; religious taboos. Marriage &amp; Morals is a clear, unbiased look at morality, a morality that is simply one aspect of Russell's lifelong opposition to restrictive dogma &amp; an affirmation of his unshakeable faith in the adequacy of man &amp; the power of human intellect. "Sufficient dynamite to blast a carload of ordinary sex popularizers from the face of the earth...deals most competently &amp; completely with practically every ramification of sex &amp; sex life &amp; occurs in modern sociology &amp; psychology."--New York Post  "Fundamental &amp; clear, unbiased &amp; persuasive. Russell writes as a humanist, defending the happiness of man against many moral prejudices, advocates his changes lucidly &amp; wittily."--Time
language: English
title: Marriage and Morals
titlecomplete: Marriage and Morals
genres: Anthropology, Religion, Philosophy, Psychology, Nonfiction, Essays, Marriage, Sexuality, Feminism, Sociology
ratings_count: 1329
publisher: Horace Liveright, Inc. (NY)