My Father, Bettrand Russell
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1855063905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Katharine Tait, daughter of Bertrand and Dora Russell, here vividly portrays the extraordinary and stimulating environment she grew up in. In refreshing contrast to the interpretation of Russell as philosopher and public figure, Tait's is a close personal account of her deep love and admiration for her father and its gradual tempering by the imperfections she came to see in him.Touchingly written and beautifully described, the book shows Russell to be a man of great warmth, charm and humour, but is also a testament to the traumas created when he applied his views on marriage and education to his own home.My Father Bertrand Russell is essential reading for those seeking to understand the private background to Russell's ideas, the personal effects of his lifestyle prescriptions, and what it was like to live with a man of such genious.
"A wonderful book!" according to A Customer. Writing with some of the clarity of her father and a perhaps a bit more emotional realism, Katharine Tait gives readers a nuanced and intimate look into the personal life of the great philosopher. Despite her anger, ambivalence, and frustrations, she clearly loved her father immensely. Anyone interested in Russell the man will find this book utterly absorbing.. basically intimate from daughter's perspective With a surprise of sorts at the end of the book, the account is intimate, as one expects from a daughter. well written, giving some insight to the popular Bertrand Russell and his oscillating family life. quality of the book as shipped, fine!. "RUSSELL'S ONLY DAUGHTER WRITES ABOUT HER FATHER" according to Steven H Propp. Katherine ["Kate"] Tait (born 192RUSSELL'S ONLY DAUGHTER WRITES ABOUT HER FATHER Katherine ["Kate"] Tait (born 1923) is the daughter of Bertrand Russell and his second wife Dora Black. She became an essayist, and married a Christian minister. She said in the Preface to this 1975 book, "What was it like, having Bertrand Russell for a father? Was he stern, remote, analytical? Did he demand absolute quiet while he wrestled with philosophical conundrums and wrote his innume. ) is the daughter of Bertrand Russell and his second wife Dora Black. She became an essayist, and married a Christian minister. She said in the Preface to this 1975 book, "What was it like, having Bertrand Russell for a father? Was he stern, remote, analytical? Did he demand absolute quiet while he wrestled with philosophical conundrums and wrote his innume