Bertrand Russell
British philosopher, 1872-1970
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist. He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, colleague G. E. Moore, and his protégé Ludwig Wittgenstein. He is widely held to be one of the 20th century’s premier logicians. Russell was a prominent anti-war activist; he championed anti-imperialism and went to prison for his pacifism during World War I. Later, he campaigned against Adolf Hitler, then criticised Stalinist totalitarianism, attacked the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War, and was an outspoken proponent of nuclear disarmament. In 1950 Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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British philosopher and Nobel laureate (1872-1970). Autograph letter signed. Oxford. 8vo. 1 p. Printed letterhead.
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To Dr. Ludwik Silberstein: „First & foremost let me thank you most warmely for ,solutio problematis marmalator’ - I was in town for the week-end & thouroughly enjoyd the ,solution’ - I do hope it does not mean that you have used up your month’s jam ration in obtaining it? I think you should certainly add the matter of angle-measurement that you send me. It is very agreeable getting the angle-sum of a triangle = a straight angle. It seems to me to complete your work in a most interesting way.“ In fine condition. Though perhaps best known for his work in philosophy, much of Russell’s early life was dedicated to mathematics - An Essay on the Foundation of Geometry (1897), The Princeiples of Mathematics (1903), and Principia Mathematica (1910-13) were among his early, important works on the subject..
Mathematiker, Philosoph und Nobelpreisträger (1872-1970). Maschinenschriftlicher Brief mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift. Penrhyndeudraeth. 4to. 1 p. Gedruckter Briefkopf.
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An Herrn Silverstein dem er seine letzte Rede übermittelt: „[…] As for Mr. Kennedy's administration--we must wait to see what it does; so far, what we see is Laos and more Polaris missiles. The spread of nuclear weapons to new Powers immensely increases the danger of nuclear war and therefore the likelihood of disaster. Chemical and biological warfare are as much to be condemned as nuclear warfare. The only answer to all dangers is the outlawing of war. […]“ ". . . "
Mathematiker, Philosoph und Nobelpreisträger (1872-1970). Portraitpostkarte mit eigenh. Unterschrift. ohne Ort und Datum. 150 : 105 mm.
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Brustbild im Halbprofil. Photographie: H. White, Bromley, Kent, Oberrand etwas knitterspurig.
British philosopher and Nobel laureate (1872-1970). Typed letter signed. Merioneth. 4to. 1 p. Printed stationery. Punch holes to the left border.
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To the British naturalist and ornithologist James Fisher (1912–1970) whom he gives a positive feedback on the 'Provisional' Plan and willingness to make adjustments.: „[…] I think your 'entirely provisional' plan is excellent, and I am quite prepared to have you cut out wahtever is necessary in order to reduce it to the requisite length. I am grateful to you for your information about coconuts and for your enlargement of my very meagre dendrological knowledge. I am quite willing to substitute ,sticks’ for ,coconuts’, though I regret the necessity as it maked a less vivid picture. […]“
British philosopher and Nobel laureate (1872-1970). Four typed and signed notes and letters. No place. 4to and oblong 8vo. Altogether 6 pp. on 6 ff. With 4 envelopes.
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All addressed to the Russian journalist and poet Igor Mikhailusenko (b. 1932) concerning Russia and the Cold War: "[...] I believe that the two German States are equally dangerous. Western Germany is fanatically obsessed with the cold war and Eastern Germany is a cruel, vicious tyranny, capable of keeping its population within its borders only with barbed wire and machine guns. I think that the Government of the Soviet Union and the Government of the United States have a responsibility to come to an agreement which reflects the interests of peace and not the interests of either German State.
I think that the problem of West Berlin could be solved in several ways. One would be for a united Berlin to become the seat of the United Nations, another would be for West and East Berlin to become a neutral city under the jurisdiction of the United Nations, and another would be for Berlin to become autonomous, protected through agreement by both East and West [...]" (from the letter of September 5, 1962). - Together with a flyer for Russell's Committee of 100 mass sit-down, originally scheduled for September 9, 1962, but canceled for lack of support. - Generally good, sizes vary...
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Typed letter signed ("Bertrand Russell") with an autograph correction.
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To his friend and colleague, the physical chemist Professor Mansel Morris Davies (1913-95) in Aberystwyth: "[...] I am sorry that it is not likely I shall be able to accept your invitation, because I am, at the moment, so overwhelmed with commitments in the work against nuclear war that I have taken on, and in projects such that I will [corrected to: shall] be obliged to reject many invitations I should wish to accept. I shall keep your invitation in mind, and should it be possible for me to accept it I shall inform you [...]" - An eminent historian and philosopher of science, Davies taught at Aberystwyth from 1947 to 1977. His obituary described him as "a passionate crusader for social and political justice, a lifelong militant pacifist, a Pugwash participant, a committed humanist with strong leanings towards Buddhism, a prolific author and letter writer, a discriminating collector, a riveting anecdotalist, a man of omnivorous literary, musical and scientific tastes". - Traces of folds and of scotch tape along edges of upper left corner. On Russell's stationery with printed Plas Penrhyn letterhead (watermarked "Papyrus Regia").