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In praise of idleness and other essays / Bertrand Russell.

Author/creator Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLondon : G. Allen & Unwin, [1948]
Description231 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Contents In praise of idleness.--"Useless" knowledge.--Architecture and social questions.--The modern Midas.--The ancestry of fascism.--Scylla and Charybdis; or, Communism and fascism.--The case for socialism.--Western civilization.--On youthful cynicism.--Modern homogeneity.--Men versus insects.--Education and discipline.--Stoicism and mental health.--On comets.--What is the soul?
Local noteJoyner-See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Acquisitions source Joyner Schlobin copy Purchased from Neil Barron, 2005

Available Items

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Joyner Schlobin Fantasy Collection HN16 .R87 1948 ✔ Available Request Material