罗素自述

by Bertrand Russell, 伯特兰·罗素, 黄忠晶 (Translator)

伯特兰·罗素（1872-1970）是英国著名学者、思想家和社会活动家。他在数学、逻辑、哲学、政治、历史、伦理、教育等诸多领域均有重大建树和深远影响。罗素在自传的开头说，他一生始终为三种激情所支配：一是对爱情的渴求，一是对知识的追求，还有一个是对人类苦难的深切同情。这三个方面合在一起，可以十分准确地勾勒出他一生的轮廓。罗素出生于英国一个贵族世家，自幼父母双亡，由祖母抚养长大。家庭清教徒式的氛围和浓郁的宗教气息，压抑了孩子们的天性，造成罗素孤独、敏感、内向的性格。他一生之成就，既是这一性格的结果，也是对抗这一性格的结果。由于孤独，他对于爱有着超乎常人的渴求。他不顾家人的一致反对，跟一个比他大五岁的美国姑娘结婚。他一生结过四次婚，还有几个关系特别密切的情人，但这并不意味着他在男女关系上很随便；恰恰相反，他始终认为，性关系应该建立在感情的基础上；一个人对于性的需要，在很大程度上是为了解除人生的孤寂。

344 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, was a Welsh philosopher, historian, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, pacifist, and prominent rationalist. Although he was usually regarded as English, as he spent the majority of his life in England, he was born in Wales, where he also died.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought."