BERTRAND RUSSELL
Expand attention beyond the self, loosen unnecessary fear, and seek a practical happiness grounded in the wider world.
1872–1970Analytic philosophy · HumanismBritain
Core ideas
HAPPINESSINTERESTFEARREASONFREEDOM
Works & sources
The Conquest of Happiness · A History of Western Philosophy
BERTRAND RUSSELL, a first reading
Russell examined logic and knowledge while also asking how people might live with less fear.
Interest and happiness: what does it mean?
In The Conquest of Happiness, Russell emphasizes interests that reach beyond preoccupation with oneself. Such interests offer ways of participating in life, rather than a guaranteed cure for anxiety.