ABSTRACT

A classic collection of Bertrand Russell’s more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell’s most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat… the growth in Dogmatism", on first publication in 1950 it met with critical acclaim and a wide readership and has since become one of his most accessible and popular books.

chapter 1|20 pages

Philosophy and Politics

chapter 2|12 pages

Philosophy for Laymen

chapter 3|11 pages

The Future of Mankind

chapter 4|12 pages

Philosophy's Ulterior Motives

chapter 5|7 pages

The Superior Virtue of the Oppressed

chapter 6|6 pages

On Being Modern-Minded

chapter 7|40 pages

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish

chapter 8|12 pages

The Functions of A Teacher

chapter 9|21 pages

Ideas that Have Helped Mankind

chapter 10|20 pages

Ideas that Have Harmed Mankind

chapter 11|7 pages

Eminent Men I Have Known

chapter 12|3 pages

Obituary 1 (1937)