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An exploration of Bertrand Russell's writings during the interwar years, a period when he advocated ""the scientific outlook"" to insure the survival of humanity in an age of potential self-destruction.

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""Unlike today's postmodernist thinkers, Russell was much less of a fence sitter on policy matters of his day; his lack of defining truth did not inhibit him from taking strong stands. This is a point that is too often overlooked in the contemporary intellectual scene, and Denton does his greatest service by reminding us of it."" - Steve Fuller, author of The Governance of Science: Ideology and the Future of the Open Society

Unlike today's postmodernist thinkers, Russell was much less of a fence sitter on policy matters of his day; his lack of defining truth did not inhibit him from taking strong stands. This is a point that is too often overlooked in the contemporary intellectual scene, and Denton does his greatest service by reminding us of it. - Steve Fuller, author of The Governance of Science: Ideology and the Future of the Open Society

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Peter H. Denton is Assistant Professor in the Departments of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies at the University of Winnipeg.

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