Authority and the individual
- ISBN: 9780415487337
- Editorial: Routledge
- Fecha de la edición: 2010
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Colección: Routledge Classics
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 20 cm
- Nº Pág.: 104
- Idiomas: Inglés
From Ancient Greek philosophy to the French Revolution to the modern welfare state, in Authority and the Individual Bertrand Russell tackles the perennial questions about the balance between authority and human freedom. With characteristic clarity and deep understanding, he explores the formation and purpose of society, education, moral evolution and social, economical and intellectual progress. First of the famous BBC Reith lectures, this wonderful collection delivers Russell at his intellectual best.
Prefatory note
Introduction
Social cohesion and human nature
Social cohesion and government
The role of individuality
The conflict of technique and human nature
Control and initiative : their respective spheres
Individual and social ethics
