The first part of the book (against religion) has a major flaw in that it only takes aim at the Abrahamic religions, categorizing Buddhism, Confucianism etc.. as "philosophies" with the argument that these do not believe in supernatural deities. Like a lot of the neo-atheist movement, the straw m...
A flawed book. My first warning bell went off when I turned to the back of the book and went through the list of authors used as source texts. I noted there are one, maybe two, women listed. Women and their writing lie outside of the human experience expressed in this book. If there were fewe...
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous philosophers of the 20th century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is ...