Bertrand Russell on Nuclear War, Peace, and Language: Critical and Historical Essays |
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| Author:
| McHugh, James T. |
| Editor:
| Schwerin, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-46892-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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| Imprint: | Greenwood |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $122.70 |
Book Description:
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These essays focus on Russell's positions on the key issues of nuclear war, peace, and language. The contributors critically assess Russell's arguments within their historical and philosophical context and show the significance and topicality that his ideas have retained to the present day, some 80 years since their first articulation. Among the issues examined are Russell's advocacy of preventive war against the Soviets, his activism for peace, his critical assessment of...
More DescriptionThese essays focus on Russell's positions on the key issues of nuclear war, peace, and language. The contributors critically assess Russell's arguments within their historical and philosophical context and show the significance and topicality that his ideas have retained to the present day, some 80 years since their first articulation. Among the issues examined are Russell's advocacy of preventive war against the Soviets, his activism for peace, his critical assessment of Wittgenstein's analysis of ordinary language, and his account of mathematical statements.