Publisher's Synopsis
Bertrand Russell, Public Intellectual reflects two diversities of interests. There is Russell's own, which could be taken from granted; and there is the diversity of the Bertrand Russell Society. The essays in the volume treat topics from education to publishing, from academic freedom to political activism, from his possible adoption of new communication modes (were he alive today) to the representation of his life and ideas in fiction. They reflect the engagement of Bertrand Russell in public affairs over three quarters of a century. They also reflect the diverse interests that bring scholars together in the Russell Society to study his manifold works.
