What I Believe by Bertrand Russell6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() We do not know which will prevail, but to act wisely we must be aware of both. In human affairs, we can see that there are forces making for happiness, and forces making for misery. ![]() Published in 1925, the book is a kind of catalog of hopes - a counterpoint to Russell’s Icarus, a catalog of fears released the previous year - exploring our place in the universe and our “possibilities in the way of achieving the good life.” But nowhere does his genius shine more brilliantly than in What I Believe. There is something almost prophetic in the way he bridges timelessness and timeliness in contemplating ideas urgently relevant to modern life a century earlier - from how boredom makes happiness possible to why science is the key to democracy. ![]() We do not know which will prevail, but to act wisely we must be aware of both.”īertrand Russell (May 18, 1872–February 2, 1970) is one of humanity’s most grounding yet elevating thinkers, his writing at once lucid and luminous. “There are forces making for happiness, and forces making for misery. ![]()
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