Bertrand Russell: 1921-1970, the Ghost of Madness Spike Nasmyth With unparalleled intensity

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Bertrand Russell: 1921-1970, the Ghost of Madness Spike Nasmyth With unparalleled intensityIn the second half of his life, Bertrand Russell transformed himself from a major philosopher, whose work was intelligible to a small elite, into a political activist and popular writer, known to millions throughout the world. Yet his life is the tragic story of a man who believed in a modern, rational approach to life and who, though his ideas guided popular opinion throughout the twentieth century, lost everything. Russell's views on marriage,