{"title":"Bertrand Russell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-history-of-western-philosophy","title":"*A History of Western Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1945, Bertrand Russell’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Western Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an expansive journey through the ideas that have shaped Western civilisation, from the pre-Socratic thinkers of ancient Greece to the philosophical debates of the modern world. Moving through the lives, arguments and intellectual worlds of figures including Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Hume and Nietzsche, Russell explores how philosophy has developed in conversation with religion, politics, science and the changing conditions of society. His account is distinguished by its clarity, wit and willingness to judge the thinkers he encounters, presenting philosophy not as a remote succession of abstract systems but as a living argument about how we understand the world. Throughout, he examines the intimate relationship between ideas and history, showing how philosophical thought both responds to its age and helps shape it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten for the curious general reader as well as the serious student, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Western Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e became one of Russell’s best-known works and a landmark of popular philosophical writing. Its interpretations are sometimes controversial, but its breadth, lively prose and confidence in the importance of independent thought have secured its lasting appeal. Russell brings a distinctive twentieth-century perspective to centuries of intellectual history, inviting readers to question inherited certainties while recognising the enduring power of philosophical inquiry. Both a history of ideas and an argument about their relevance to everyday life, the book remains an illuminating companion for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of Western thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Bertrand Russell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Western Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Western Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Bertrand Russell's History of Philosophy is a precious book.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Albert Einstein, quoted in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Autobiography of Bertrand Russell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64013205799242,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-problems-of-philosophy","title":"The Problems of Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1912, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Problems of Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Bertrand Russell’s lucid invitation to one of philosophy’s most enduring pursuits: the question of what we can truly know. Beginning with the deceptively simple example of a table, Russell examines the gap between appearance and reality, asking what lies behind the objects we perceive and how far our senses can be trusted. From knowledge and certainty to induction, truth, and the existence of matter, he turns abstract questions into an engaging journey of intellectual discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with characteristic clarity and restraint, the book offers an accessible introduction to epistemology while preserving the wonder that makes philosophical inquiry worthwhile. Russell argues not that philosophy supplies easy answers, but that it enlarges our understanding by challenging habitual assumptions and opening the mind to possibilities beyond immediate experience. A defining work of early twentieth-century analytic philosophy, it remains an elegant starting point for readers curious about the foundations of knowledge and the value of asking difficult questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The value of philosophy is, in fact, to be sought largely in its very uncertainty.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Bertrand Russell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Problems of Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Problems of Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possibilities which enlarge our thoughts.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Bertrand Russell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Problems of Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64013241975114,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-conquest-of-happiness","title":"The Conquest of Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1930, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Conquest of Happiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finds Bertrand Russell turning his philosophical attention to an intimate and enduring question: how might we live more happily? With characteristic wit and clarity, he examines the sources of unhappiness, from envy, fatigue and excessive self-consciousness to the pressures of competition and public opinion. Rather than treating discontent as inevitable, Russell asks how our habits of thought, relationships and expectations shape the way we experience the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the book’s second half, he considers the conditions that make happiness possible, including affection, meaningful work, curiosity and an engagement with life beyond the self. Blending philosophical reflection with practical observation, Russell offers neither a rigid doctrine nor easy consolation, but a generous argument for living more openly and attentively. Written between the world wars, this remains one of his most accessible works, bringing the clarity of his philosophical mind to the ordinary business of being human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Bertrand Russell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Conquest of Happiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Conquest of Happiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Conquest of Happiness considers the beauty of the human spirit amidst the world’s horrors.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Prime Cut, commentary on its theatrical adaptation of Russell’s work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64013303742794,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/collections\/bertrand-russell.oembed","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}