Why Men Fight

Russell, Bertrand

ISBN 10: 113813712X / ISBN 13: 9781138137127

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Men Fight
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113813712X
• ISBN 13: 9781138137127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Bertrand Russell