What I Believe

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. Over the course of a long career, Russell also made important contributions to a broad range of other subjects, including ethics, politics, educational theory and religious studies. Generations of general readers have also benefited from his popular writings on a wide variety of topics in both the humanities and the natural sciences.