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Bertrand Russell: Vietnam War
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Born to an aristocratic family in the town of Trellech, Wales in 1872, Bertrand Russell was a man of many talents. Among the titles he qualified for would be philosopher, logician, mathematician, essayist and social critic by way of his liberal, socialist and anti-war activities.
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Bertrand Russell suggested the use of smoking pipes for kitten huffing shortly after she met with This Guy in 1887. She was one of the original inventors of kitten huffing and one of the main opponents of the war against kitten huffing. She was ... a very persistent kitten huffer herself, and was never seen without her pipe.
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Russell related changes in his philosophical outlook to moments of personal insight about his feelings for others. He recalled that a consciousness of his love for Mrs Whitehead made him consider 'loneliness in general, & how only love bridges the chasm -- how force is the evil thing, & strife is the root of all evil & gentleness the only balm'. He became 'infinitely gentle' for a time and 'turned against the S. African war & imperialism'. He pinpointed a similar moment of crisis when smitten with despair and anguish at his realization that he did not love Alys. In the initial stage of emotional turmoil he completed The Principles of Mathematics 'because the oppression of it grew unendurable'. After nearly a year of depression, they travelled to Italy to stay with Aly's sister, who was married to the art critic Bernard Berenson.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, Russell became an inspiration to youth as a result of his continued anti-war and anti-nuclear protests. In 1955, Russell released the Russell-Einstein Manifesto. Together with Albert Einstein, he demanded for the reduction of nuclear weapons. In 1957, he was a major organizer of the first Pugwash Conference, which brought together scientists concerned about the production and proliferation of nuclear weapons. In 1958, he became the founding president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. In 1961, he was once again locked up for two months in the connection with anti-nuclear protests.
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Roads to Freedom [I]ncludes a section where Russell pointed out the capitalistic factors which promote war. First is the desire of finance to exploit the resources of undeveloped countries. Second, large newspapers require capital and promote capitalistic interests. Third, capitalists like power and expect to command others. Nevertheless, Russell did not recommend abolishing capitalism as a means to peace. However, he did recommend abolishing the private ownership of land and capital as one necessary step toward peace.
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To support the school Russell continued to write prolifically and to accept opportunities of lucrative American tours. Among his popular books were Marriage and Morals (1929) and The Conquest of Happiness (1930). It was not a conquest which he found easy and the then controversial view that divorce ought to be made easier was reached from personal experience. He separated from Dora and the school in 1935 and married Patricia Spence in the following year. His hand-to-mouth free-lance existence gave him insufficient opportunity for philosophical study and he was pleased to return to this when he gave a course of lectures on Language and Fact at Oxford in 1938. Despite his doubts about breaking away from England at a time when war loomed, he accepted a post as visiting professor of philosophy at Chicago in 1938-9.
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