Russell, Bertrand
1872-1970 98 years
1872-1970 98 years
young Bertrand
younger Bertrand
well-known 20th century British philosopher,
mathematician, author...
born England to an aristocratic family
orphaned at 3 years old (both mother and father)
married 3x, children?
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of his most notable
students.
spent 6 months in prison, for pacifist stance in WWI.
visited Russia, China (Beijing, 1920), USA....
Nobel Prize for Literature, 1950
based his reputation and fame largely on his
accessible style of writing, handling the theories and
history of western philosophy with very readable
commentaries and investigations.
many books written, History of Western Philosophy,
Wisdom of the West, etc....
openly opposed US involvement in Vietnam, wrote an
essay denouncing Israeli policies in the Middle East,
read at a conference 1 day after he had died.
died in England, cremated, ashes scattered.
mathematician, author...
born England to an aristocratic family
orphaned at 3 years old (both mother and father)
married 3x, children?
Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of his most notable
students.
spent 6 months in prison, for pacifist stance in WWI.
visited Russia, China (Beijing, 1920), USA....
Nobel Prize for Literature, 1950
based his reputation and fame largely on his
accessible style of writing, handling the theories and
history of western philosophy with very readable
commentaries and investigations.
many books written, History of Western Philosophy,
Wisdom of the West, etc....
openly opposed US involvement in Vietnam, wrote an
essay denouncing Israeli policies in the Middle East,
read at a conference 1 day after he had died.
died in England, cremated, ashes scattered.
| YouTube video of Bertrand Russell speaking on "clear thinking"-- 0:37. |
| In fact, there is a great difference in behavior among people of different professions and occupations – for example, between poets, mathematicians, warmongers, generals and pacifists. On the one hand, there may be a man like Bertrand Russell who says that there should be peace in the world, and on the other hand, a man like Nietzsche who says that the day war ceases the world will cease to be meaningful. Is it only an intellectual dispute between them, or also a dispute of the stars? Is there only an intellectual dispute between them, or does the moment of their births also separate them...? --Osho Hidden Mysteries, ch. 5 |
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