Why Men Fight Contributor(s): Russell, Bertrand (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415487382 ISBN-13: 9780415487382 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy |
Dewey: 320.011 |
LCCN: 2011410841 |
Series: Routledge Classics (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
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Publisher Description: Also published under the title of Principals of Social Reconstruction, and written in response to the devastation of World War I, Why Men Fight lays out Bertrand Russell's ideas on war, pacifism, reason, impulse, and personal liberty. He argues that the individualistic approach of traditional liberalism has reached its limits and that when individuals live passionately, they will have no desire for war or killing. Conversely, excessive restraint or reason causes us to live unnaturally and with hostility toward those who are unlike ourselves. This formidable work greatly contributed to Russell's fame as a formidable social critic and anti-war activist. |