Mortals and Others Volume I

<p>This collection of essays and journalism cover a wide range of topics, from balancing prosperity and public expenditure or the mental differences between boys and girls to 'who may use lipstick'. <em>Mortal and Others</em> shows the serious and non-serious side of Russell's personality and work. It provides a lively and revealing introduction to Russell's thought for all readers. <br> First published in 1975, <em>Mortals and Others</em> is at last available in paperback with a new introduction by John Slater.</p> Chapter 1 On Jealousy; Chapter 2 Sex and Happiness; Chapter 3 Tourists; Chapter 4 The Menace of Old Age; Chapter 5 In Praise of Artificiality; Chapter 6 Who May Use Lipstick?; Chapter 7 The Lessons of Experience; Chapter 8 Hope and Fear; Chapter 9 Are Criminals Worse than Other People?; Chapter 10 The Advantages of Cowardice; Chapter 11 The Decay of Meditation; Chapter 12 Marriage; Chapter 13 On Being Good; Chapter 14 Who Gets Our Savings?; Chapter 15 Children; Chapter 16 On Politicians; Chapter 17 Keeping Pace?; Chapter 18 On Snobbery; Chapter 19 Whose Admiration Do You Desire?; Chapter 20 On National Greatness; Chapter 21 Is the World Going Mad?; Chapter 22 Are We Too Passive?; Chapter 23 Why We Enjoy Mishaps; Chapter 24 Does Education Do Harm?; Chapter 25 Are Men of Science Scientific?; Chapter 26 Flight from Reality; Chapter 27 Illegal?; Chapter 28 On Optimism; Chapter 29 As Others See Us; Chapter 30 Taking Long Views; Chapter 31 On Mental Differences Between Boys and Girls; Chapter 32 On the Fierceness of Vegetarians; Chapter 33 Furniture and the Ego; Chapter 34 Why Are We Discontented?; Chapter 35 On Locomotion; Chapter 36 Of Co-operation; Chapter 37 Our Woman Haters; Chapter 38 The Influence of Fathers; Chapter 39 On Societies; Chapter 40 On Being Edifying; Chapter 41 On Sales Resistance; Chapter 42 Should Children Be Happy?; Chapter 43 Dangers of Feminism; Chapter 44 On Expected Emotions; Chapter 45 On Modern Uncertainty; Chapter 46 On Imitating Heroes; Chapter 47 On Vicarious Asceticism; Chapter 48 On Labelling People; Chapter 49 On Smiling; Chapter 50 Do Governments Desire War?; Chapter 51 On Corporal Punishment; Chapter 52 If Animals Could Talk; Chapter 53 On Insularity; Chapter 54 On Astrologers; Chapter 55 On Protecting Children from Reality; Chapter 56 The Decay of Intellectual Standards; Chapter 57 Pride in Illness; Chapter 58 On Charity; Chapter 59 On Reverence; Chapter 60 On Proverbs; Chapter 61 On Clothes; Chapter 62 Should Socialists Smoke Good Cigars?; Chapter 63 A Sense of Humour; Chapter 64 Love and Money; Chapter 65 Interest in Crime; Chapter 66 How to Become a Man of Genius; Chapter 67 On Old Friends; Chapter 68 Success and Failure; Chapter 69 On Feeling Ashamed; Chapter 70 On Economic Security; Chapter 71 On Tact; Chapter 72 Changing Fashions in Reserve; Chapter 73 On Honour; Chapter 74 The Consolations of History; Chapter 75 Is Progress Assured?; Chapter 76 Right and Might; Chapter 77 Prosperity and Public Expenditure; Chapter 78 Public and Private Interests;