In praise of idleness :

Russell, Bertrand

In praise of idleness : and other essays Bertrand Russell ; with a new preface by Anthony Gottlieb ; with an introduction by Howard Woodhouse. - New York : Routledge, 2004. - xxvi, 171 p. ; 20 cm. - Routledge classics .

Originally published in Routledge Classics, 2004. Originally published: London : George Allen and Unwin, 1935. Includes index.

In praise of idleness -- "Useless" knowledge -- Architecture and social questions -- The modern Midas -- The ancestry of fascism -- Scylla and Charybdis, or, communism and fascism -- The case for socialism -- Western civilization -- On youthful cynicism -- Modern homogeneity -- Men versus insects -- Education and discipline -- Stoicism and mental health -- On comets -- What is the soul?

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Social problems.

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