Free Thought And Official Propaganda

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda written by Bertrand Russell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Free Thought and Official Propaganda, Bertrand Russell delves deep into the intricacies of free thinking juxtaposed against the pervasive influences of official propaganda. With his sharp analytical prowess, Russell illuminates the dynamics of information dissemination, societal control, and the relentless pursuit of truth in an age of conflicting narratives.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Classy Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789355223043
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda written by Bertrand Russell and published by Classy Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free Thought and Official Propaganda is a speech delivered in 1922 by Bertrand Russell on the importance of unrestricted freedom of expression in society, and the problem of the state and political class interfering in this through control of education, fines, economic leverage, and distortion of evidence. Russell starts out by describing the more common use of the term "free thought" to mean that one does not accept unquestioning belief in the popular religion of a region, or ideally of any religion at all. He notes that this is not allowed in any country at all, with the possible exception of China at that time. One could not, for example, immigrate to the US without swearing they are not an anarchist or polygamous, and once inside must not be communist. In Great Britain he must not express disbelief in Christianity, in Japan of Shinto. Russell notes that countries like these may think of themselves as having freedom of expression, but that some ideas are so obviously "monstrous and immoral" that such tolerance does not apply to them. But, he points out, this is exactly the same view that allowed torture during the Inquisition, that all ideas must be allowed to be expressed, no matter how obviously bad. This repression by the political class, Russell notes, is not limited to religion. Believers in free love or communism are treated even worse.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda written by Bertrand Russell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1922 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have come here to-night, partly because I want to hear Mr. Russell, and partly because of an old affection for South Place and its traditions. I myself have been for more than forty years a professional teacher; and it is as a teacher-who thirty-seven years ago was dismissed for refusing religious conformity-that I most easily approach the problem of free thought. Though systems of education professing to teach men and women how to think have been in use in Europe for, perhaps, three thousand years, we have not yet reached that degree of success which would be shown if most educated people came to much the same conclusions on the great problems of life from a study of the same evidence. Everywhere you have rebels; but ninety per cent. of French or American students of history come to French or American conclusions, and eighty-five per cent. of English students come to English conclusions; eighty per cent. of Eton boys hold Eton political opinions all their lives; ninety per cent. of the Irish Catholic population of the United States seem to hold generation after generation identical opinions on religion and politics which are not held by the vast majority of Americans. It may be said that in these cases only one kind of evidence is allowed to reach the students in each institution.

Author : Russell Bertrand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781375418379
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda: Delivered at South Place Institute on March 24, 1922 written by Russell Bertrand and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : BERTRAND. RUSSELL
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033067826
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book FREE THOUGHT AND OFFICIAL PROPAGANDA written by BERTRAND. RUSSELL and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330656761
Total Pages : 54 pages
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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda written by Bertrand Russell and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Free Thought and Official Propaganda: Delivered at South Place Institute on March 24, 1922 I have come here to-night, partly because I want to hear Mr. Russell, and partly because of an old affection for South Place and its traditions. I myself have been for more than forty years a professional teacher; and it is as a teacher - who thirty-seven years ago was dismissed for refusing religious conformity - that I most easily approach the problem of free thought. Though systems of education professing to teach men and women how to think have been in use in Europe for, perhaps, three thousand years, we have not yet reached that degree of success which would be shown if most educated people came to much the same conclusions on the great problems of life from a study of the same evidence. Everywhere you have rebels; but ninety per cent. of French or American students of history come to French or American conclusions, and eighty-five per cent. of English students come to English conclusions; eighty per cent. of Eton boys hold Eton political opinions all their lives; ninety per cent. of the Irish Catholic population of the United States seem to hold generation after generation identical opinions on religion and politics which are not held by the vast majority of Americans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781355963004
Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda written by Bertrand Russell and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497675723
Total Pages : 92 pages
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Download or read book The Will to Doubt written by Bertrand Russell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of modern history’s great thinkers takes on prejudice, superstition, and conventional wisdom, using wit and insight to argue for a rational way of life. In a brilliant series of essays, Bertrand Russell uses challenging skepticism and sharp humor to attack the obstacles to building a society based on reason. Russell’s thoughts are as lively and pertinent today as when they were written. His topics range from the defects of the education system to the failure of the belief among the younger generation, from our mistaken concepts of democracy to the ever-present threat to freedom throughout the world—even in the West which prides itself so much on being free.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781507586334
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Thought and Official Propaganda written by Bertrand Russell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]people who have the opposite bias, and cultivating a readiness to discard any hypothesis which has proved inadequate. These methods are practised in science, and have built up the body of scientific knowledge. Every man of science whose outlook is truly scientific is ready to admit that what passes for scientific knowledge at the moment is sure to require correction with the progress of discovery; nevertheless, it is near enough to the truth to serve for most practical[...]".

Author : Edward L. Bernays
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
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Download or read book Propaganda written by Edward L. Bernays and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: