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Bertrand Russel also was - and hopefully still is - a public intellectual, like Einstein or Chomsky (for better or worse), whose opinions on many areas of life
by thomassmith65 1y ago
Bertrand Russel also was - and hopefully still is - a public intellectual, like Einstein or Chomsky (for better or worse), whose opinions on many areas of life reached ordinary people. His values were ahead of his time.
This is a wonderful interview with him that gives a great sense of what he was all about:
• A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952)
https://youtu.be/xL_sMXfzzyA https://youtu.be/xL_sMXfzzyA
- lostlogin 1y agoRussell also lived a long time, with family who did too. While young his grandfather told Bertrand about meeting Napoleon. Late in life Bertrand watched the moon landing on TV. Obviously that two experiences that span more than one life time, but they are very far apart. https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/philosopher-bertrand-russell-talks-about-when-his-grandfather-met-napoleon.html https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/philosopher-bertrand-rus...
- UncleSlacky 1y agoHis (ex-)wife Dora was my wife's neighbour, she was quite a force in her own right (and lived to 92): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Russell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Russell
- colinbeveridge 1y agoI understand that Professor Yaffle -- the woodpecker bookend in the classic kids' TV show Bagpuss -- was loosely based on Russell.
- ndsipa_pomu 1y agoThere's a live action Bagpuss film due: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrjwlvxknko https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrjwlvxknko