In Praise of Idleness

Resumen del libro

With a new introduction, afterword, and comic illustrations throughout, New York Times bestselling author and humorist Bradley Trevor Greive gives new life to Bertrand Russells essay.
Bertrand Russell is considered 'the Voltaire of his time,' and Bradley Trevor Greive is considered one of the funniest people of his. Russell was a Nobel Laureate, and Greive is a New York Times bestselling author. Together, with Russell bringing the philosophy and Greive bringing the hilarious commentary, this book is a classic.

In his celebrated essay, In Praise of Idleness, Russell champions the seemingly incongruous notion that realizing our full potential'and thus enjoying the greatest possible success and happiness'is not accomplished by working harder or smarter, but through harnessing the extraordinary power of idleness.

Russells penetrating insights and exquisite turns of phrase feel as fresh and relevant today as when they were first written. Arguing that we can achieve far more by doing far less and that traditional wealth accumulation is a form of cultural and moral poverty, Russell demands greater depth from our age of abundant creativity and heralds the next wave of enlightened entrepreneurs.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p BERTRAND RUSSELL (Gales, 1872-1970) Fue filósofo, matemático, reformista de la educación y la moral sexual, profesor universitario y escritor. Es sin duda uno de los intelectuales más influyentes y célebres del siglo xx, y en 1950 recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura por sus diversas contribucionesa la literatura y por la racionalidad y humanidad de un notable defensor de la libertad de expresión y pensamiento . Entre sus libros traducidos en nuestra lengua cabe destacar x{0026}lt;em Los problemas de la filosofíax{0026}lt;/em ,x{0026}lt;em Los principios de la matemáticax{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em La conquista de la felicidadx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Por qué no soy cristianox{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Lógica y conocimientox{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em El poderx{0026}lt;/em y x{0026}lt;em Ensayos escépticosx{0026}lt;/em .x{0026}lt;/p