Author

Bertrand Russell

39 books, mostly politics, for Spoken Realms and Listen & Live Audio, 1999–2026

Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) was a Welsh philosopher, mathematician, logician, and prolific author whose books and essays made complex ideas in philosophy, science, mathematics, politics, education, religion, and ethics accessible to general readers. His major works include The Principles of Mathematics, Principia Mathematica, A History of Western Philosophy, The Problems of Philosophy, Why I Am Not a Christian, and The Conquest of Happiness. He received the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature for his wide-ranging writings advocating humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.