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Bertrand Russell 1907
Bertrand RussellBertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970), was a British philosopher, a mathematician, and a Noble laureate, who influenced the course of 20th century philosophy. He was born in Trelleck, Wales, on May 18, 1972. He was educated at Trinity College and at University of Cambridge. After graduation in 1894, he was given a teaching post in the Cambridge. From an early age he developed a strong sense of social consciousness; at the same time he involved himself in the study of logical and mathematical questions, which he had made special fields and on which he was called to lecture at many institutions throughout the world. He achieved much in the field of mathematics along with his continue search for socialist philosophy. Russell taught at several different institutes such as, Trinity College during (1894-1895), Beijing University in China during (1921-1922), and from (1938-1944) he taught at the College of the City of New York. In 1944 he was reinstated as a fellow of Trinity College.
Lord Russell's point of writing on the controversial issues is to acknowledge everyone of the truth and to criticize any government or media who are twisting the truth. Russell condemned both sides in World War I (1914-1918), and for his compromising stand he was fined, imprisoned, and deprived of his teaching post at Cambridge. Although he abandons pacifism to support the Allied cause in World War II (1939-1945), he became a strong opponent against the use of nuclear weapons. In 1950 he received Noble Prize for Literature and was citied as "the champion of humanity and freedom of thought." In addition to his earlier work, Russell also made a major contribution to the development of logical positivism, a strong philosophical movement of 1930s and 1940s. Since his youth, Lord Russell has...