"Russell, Bertrand" <br/><br/>
In praise of idleness and other essays 

 - London  Routledge  2005 
 - 171p. 
<br/><br/> Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defence of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, this is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415325066 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>192 RUS