THE PHILOSOPHY OF BERTRAND RUSSEL
NAME OF THE PHILOSOPHER
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BERTRAND RUSSEL
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BRANCH
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ETHICS
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APPROACH
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ANALYTIC PHILOSOPY
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PHILOSOPHY
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1.
Our attitudes
to work are irrational.
2.
We value
different types of works differently.
3.
We assume that
work is good in itself.
4.
These attitudes
lead to unhappiness.
5.
So we should
recognize what work is genuinely valuable, and only do this.
6. Working less will increase human happiness.
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GIST
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Working less will increase human happiness.
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KEY WORKS
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1. 1903
THE PRINCIPLES OF MATHEMATICS
2. 1910,
1912, and 1913 (3vols) PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA
3. 1914
OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXTERNAL WORLD
4. 1927
THE ANALYSIS OF MATTER
5. 1956
LOGIC AND KNOWLEDGE
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QUOTES
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Immense harm is
caused by the belief that work is virtuous.
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The morality of
work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery.
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