Russell on Religion: Selections from the Writings of Bertrand RussellPsychology Press, 1999 - 261 sider Russell on Religion presents a comprehensive and accessible selection of Bertrand Russell's writing on religion and related topics from the turn of the century to the end of his life. The influence of religion pervades almost all Bertrand Russell's writings from his mathematical treatises to his early fiction. Russell contends with religion as a philosopher, as a historian, as a social critic and as a private individual. The papers in this volume are arranged chronologically for optimum coherence of the development of Russell's thinking and are divided into five main sections: * Personal statements Students at all levels will find this a valuable insight into Russell's thought on religion. |
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PART I | 11 |
Personal statements | 19 |
PART II | 51 |
PART III | 107 |
Science and Religion | 131 |
Review of Sir Arthur Eddington The Nature of | 140 |
Do Science and Religion Conflict? | 147 |
Religion and the Churches | 153 |
The Sense of Sin | 186 |
PART V | 195 |
The Religious Development of the Jews | 203 |
Christianity During the First Four Centuries | 219 |
Mohammedan Culture and Philosophy | 229 |
The Reformation and CounterReformation | 238 |
Selected bibliography | 247 |
Inherent Tendencies of Industrialism | 167 |
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Russell on Religion: Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1999 |
Russell on Religion: Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1999 |
Russell on Religion: Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1999 |