What I Believe (Russell)
WHAT I BELIEVE
By
BERTRAND RUSSELL
WHAT I BELIEVE
THE TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW SERIES
DÆDALUS, or Science and the Future
By J. B. S. Haldane
ICARUS, or The Future of Science
By the Hon. Bertrand Russell, F.R.S.
THE MONGOL IN OUR MIDST
By F. G. Crookshank, M.D. Fully Illustrated
WIRELESS POSSIBILITIES
By Prof. A. M. Low. With four Diagrams
TANTALUS, or The Future of Man
By F. C. S. Schiller
NARCISSUS, An Anatomy of Clothes
By Gerald Heard. Illustrated
CALLINICUS, A Defence of Chemical Warfare
By J. B. S. Haldane
THE PASSING OF THE PHANTOMS
By C. J. Patten, M.A., M.D., Sc.D., F.R.A.I.
QUO VADIMUS? Some Glimpses of the Future
By E. E. Fournier d'Albe, D.Sc., F.Inst.P.
THE CONQUEST OF CANCER
By H. W. S. Wright, M.5., F.R.C.S.
LYSISTRATA, or Woman and the Future
By Anthony M. Ludovici
WHAT I BELIEVE
By the Hon. Bertrand Russell, F.R.S.
HYPATIA
By Dora Russell (The Hon. Mrs. Bertrand Russell)
In Preparation
PERSEUS, of Dragons
By H. F. Scott Stokes, M.A.
THE EVOCATION OF GENIUS
By Alan Porter
THE FUTURE OF SEX
By Rebecca West
AESCULAPIUS, or Disease and The Man
By F. G. Crookshank, M.D.
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
Copyright, 1925
By. E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
All Rights Reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PREFACE
In this little book, I have tried to say what I think of man’s place in the universe, and of his possibilities in the way of achieving the good life. In Icarus I expressed my fears; in the following pages I have expressed my hopes. The inconsistency is only apparent. Except in astronomy, mankind have not achieved the art of predicting the future; in human affairs, we can see that there are forces making for happiness, and forces making for misery. We do not know which will prevail, but to act wisely we must be aware of both.
January 1st, 1925 B.R.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I | 1 |
II | 19 |
III | 35 |
IV | 55 |
V | 65 |
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