Bertrand Russell was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, historian, atheist or agnostic in the 20th century. He is also one of the most famous and influential scholars and pacifist social activists in the west in the last century. 1950 get Nobel Prize in Literature. Russell is also considered to have founded analytical philosophy with Frege, Wittgenstein and Whitehead. The Principles of Mathematics, which he co-authored with Whitehead, has a great influence on logic, mathematics, set theory, linguistics and analytical philosophy. From 65438 to 0950, Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his "diverse and important works, his persistent pursuit of humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought".

He comes from England.

Famous quotations

1 Some children have the habit of thinking, and the purpose of education is to eradicate this habit. When Russell was studying at Cambridge University.

Source: My Faith, 1925 2. Science has enhanced our ability to do good or evil. (165438+1October 20th) Source; My faith, 1925 3. Broadly speaking, the person who is most eager for power is the person who is most likely to get power. Source: On Power, 1938 4. China is the exception to all the rules. Source: Skepticism, 1928 5. Einstein's theory of relativity makes people feel that there is less to understand. Source: Modern science and its future. Beggars don't envy millionaires, but they are sure to envy beggars with higher incomes. Source: The Road to Happiness, 1930 7. Youth is an open-minded period, and we should use this period to cultivate our open-minded character. (165438+1October 6) 8. Many people would rather die than think. In fact, they didn't think about it until they died. 9. My life is to make my career happy and happiness a career. 10 In terms of school time every day, children in China are the most considerate. 1 1 Be honest even if the truth is unpleasant, because it often takes more effort to cover up the truth. 12. Don't be afraid to hold a unique view for yourself, because the common sense we accept now used to be a unique view. 13 Don't blindly worship any authority, because you can always find the opposite authority. 14 ... Don't be absolutely sure about everything.

15 The biggest trouble in this world is that fools and fanatics are always so confident, but the hearts of wise people are always full of doubts.

16 science is what we already know, but philosophy is what we don't know. Philosophy is a special power that we can talk nonsense. Philosophy is a reasonable speculation.

17 patriotism is to kill or be killed for some boring reason. Source: 19 14. When World War I broke out, Russell actively promoted anti-war thoughts and advocated "communism" (refusing to join the army on the grounds of conscience); Several anti-war speeches were savagely attacked by British patriots. Cambridge University requires Russell to pay a fine of 1 10, otherwise he will be automatically expelled. Russell chose to dismiss, using this sentence to satirize patriotism.

18 American democracy is lifeless and meaningless, because people can't replace those who really rule them. Moral: Ironically, the true sovereignty of the United States is "hereditary" in the big companies of big bosses, and every American president must serve the interests of these big companies.

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