An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish - Bertrand Russell

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish - Bertrand Russell

Spring (9 - 13 hours) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Pond Room

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4/10/2018-5/15/2018

2:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$60.00

This essay by Bertrand Russel may elucidate some spiritual dilemmas of times past and present. Werner’s classes involve reading and extensive classroom discussion which can often extend beyond the reading(s) indicated in the course title or description. Those who have enjoyed Werner’s classes are particularly complimentary of the free-form discussions available in each class session and the chance to explore beyond the initial premise of each course.

  • The essay which is the focus of this course is contained in the edition of Unpopular Essays published by Simon and Schuster (A Touchstone Book). Participants are advised to read the chosen essay (about 40 pages) before the first class.

Werner is a Professor, Emeritus, of Dartmouth College. He considers himself a skeptical humanist since he survived torture and five years of the Gulag. He graduated from the College Francais in Berlin, studied history, philosophy, political sciences, classics, and European literatures. His PhD came from the University of Hamburg. He taught at the Sorbonne before coming to Dartmouth in 1965. He is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books.