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Bertrand Russell

Great Britain : Controversial Philosopher

Born : AD 1872           Died : AD 1970

Bertrand Russell was one of most controversial philosopher of his time. He was original in his ideas and had tremendous intellectual capabilities. He was many years ahead of his fellow-beings in his thinking and for this he had to undergo imprisonment also.

Bertrand Russell taught Mathematics at Cambridge after finishing his education. He criticized Great Britain for participating in the First World War and asked allies to stop the war. He was disqualified from the membership of Trinity College for his anti-national utterances. He went to Russia after the war and was greatly impressed by the Marxist philosophy and became an ardent follower of it. He had to face severe criticism for his views which were very radical. He was also against the prevalent social and moral cores of Europe.

Despite his unorthodox behaviour, he wrote many brilliant treatises. Among his works History of Western Philosophy, Human Knowledge: Its scope and limit and The Analysis of Matter are well-known. He was awarded ‘Order of Merit’ in 1949 and Nobel Prize in 1950. He was deadly against atom bomb and Vietnam War. He even staged a sit-in demonstration in front of 10, Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister. The world plunged in mourning on the death of this incomparable philosopher.