A nobel prize winner for literature, bertrand russell is considered one of the founders of english neo-realism, as well as neo-positivism. Russell is known for defending pacifism and atheism and supporting liberalism through left-wing political movements. He significantly contributed to the history of philosophy and cognitive theories by examining his own psychological problems through systematic writing. Many consider his contribution to mathematical logic as being the most significant since aristotle. Russell's works on aesthetics, pedagogy, and sociology are less well known but equally intriguing. He was once described as "one of the most brilliant representatives of rationalism and humanism, a fearless fighter for freedom of speech and freedom of thought in the west." Contents: Proposed Roads To Freedom: Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism The Problems of Philosophy Mysticism and Logic and other Essays Our Knowledge of The External World Why Men Fight Political Ideals The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism The Analysis of Mind Free Thought and Official Propaganda