Mortals and Others Volume II

<p><strong>'Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.'</strong> - <em>Bertrand Russell</em><br> From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the <em>New York American</em>, together with other distinguished authors, such as Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. <em>Mortals and Others Volume II</em> presents a further selection of his essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from <em>The Prospects of Democracy</em> to <em>Men Versus Insects</em>.<br> Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s, these essays are surprisingly topical and engaging for the present day reader. Volume II of <em>Mortals and Others</em> serves as a splendid, fresh introduction to the compassionate eclecticism of Bertrand Russell's mind.</p> <p>Includes;<br><em>On Bores<br> The Triumph of Stupidity<br> What Makes People Likeable<br> Men Versus Insects<br> I Escape From Progress<br> The Cult of the Individual<br> On Medievalism<br> Can We Think Quickly Enough<br> Expecting the Millenium<br> On Transferring One's Anger<br> Is Anybody Normal?<br> Why Travel?<br> Love of Money<br> Virtue's Fashions<br> What to Believe<br> Insanity and Insight<br> On being Insulting<br> Vigorous and Feeble Epochs</em></p>