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Bertrand Russell (person) Bertrand Russell - (1872-1970) A British mathematician, the discoverer of Russell's paradox. . (A Listen to Genius Audiobook). 1994/2001. Read by David Case Air Commodore David Case is the highest ranking black officer in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom, and at the age of 47 is the highest ranking black officer ever to serve in Britain's armed forces. He was born in Guyana, and immigrated to Britain at the age of 5. . Abridged. 2 cds. 2 hrs. Audio Scholar, HighBridge Audio. 1-56511-519-8. $22.95. CD case; content notes. SA

Ever since its first publication in 1935, Bertrand Russell's thought-provoking study of the ways that religion and science have shaped our lives has influenced several generations. Although he was a professed agnostic, Russell demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of both science and religion in understandable prose. His philosophical writings earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency" (original Swedish:  in 1950.

Veteran reader Case reads Russell's work effectively. His often-animated reading does not sound like a disinterested lecture as much as it sounds like a friend trying to make a point that is obvious. Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Silliman College Silliman College is a residential college at Yale University. It opened September 1940 as the last of the original ten residential colleges, and includes buildings that were constructed as early as 1901. , Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
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Author:Flick, Hugh M., Jr.
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Article Type:Audiobook Review
Date:Mar 1, 2003
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