Marriage and Morals
Jan 2025 · Open Road Media
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The eminent philosopher presents a bold and persuasive reassessment of sexual ethics and conventional marriage.
In Marriage and Morals, Bertrand Russell shines a revealing light on contemporary attitudes toward sex and marriage. He begins with a cross-cultural examination of individual, familial, and societal norms, showing how prevailing moral codes are out of step with a humanistic approach to happiness and wellbeing.
Russell then proposes a new morality that recognizes the realities of modern society, such as the emancipation of women and the widespread use of contraceptives. From the origin of marriage to the influence of religion, Russell explores the changing roles of these foundational social institutions.The eminent philosopher presents a bold and persuasive reassessment of sexual ethics and conventional marriage.
In Marriage and Morals, Bertrand Russell shines a revealing light on contemporary attitudes toward sex and marriage. He begins with a cross-cultural examination of individual, familial...
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social reformer, and pacifist. Although he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died. Russell led the British "revolt against Idealism" in the early twentieth century and is one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his protégé Wittgenstein and his elder Frege. He co-authored, with A. N. Whitehead, Principia Mathematica, an attempt to ground mathematics on logic. His philosophical essay "On Denoting" has been considered a "paradigm of philosophy." Both works have had a considerable influence on logic, mathematics, set theory, linguistics and analytic philosophy. He was a prominent anti-war activist, championing free trade between nations and anti-imperialism. Russell was imprisoned for his pacifist activism during World War I, campaigned against Adolf Hitler, for nuclear disarmament. He criticized Soviet totalitarianism and the United States of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social reformer, and pacifist. Although he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died. Russell led the British "revolt against Idealism" in the...
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