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Russelliana: 90 seconds to midnight – Russell, Pugwash and Nuclear Weapons

January 30, 2023Landon D. C. Elkind1 Comment

With the Doomsday Clock inching closer to midnight, please join us for a discussion about Russell, Pugwash, and Nuclear Weapons. Jointly Sponsored by the Bertrand Russell Society and Pugwash, the speakers are Tony Simpson (BRS), Andrew Bone (BRS), and David Ellwood (Pugwash). The discussion will be held over Zoom on Saturday, February 11th at 1 PM … Continue reading Russelliana: 90 seconds to midnight – Russell, Pugwash and Nuclear Weapons

Russelliana: Ken Blackwell on George Orwell & Bertrand Russell (11/13 @ 1 pm EST)

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022Bertrand Russell SocietyLeave a Comment

Please join us for Ken Blackwell's paper, followed by discussion, on the joint work of Orwell and Russell surrounding their collaboration and mutual recognition of each other's work, as well as the postwar socialist and peace activism work in similar circles concerning publishing a manifesto of human rights. Jointly Sponsored by the Bertrand Russell Society and … Continue reading Russelliana: Ken Blackwell on George Orwell & Bertrand Russell (11/13 @ 1 pm EST)

Russelliana: “Russell’s Response to the Newman Objection Reconsidered” with Moisés Macías Bustos (UMASS / UNAM)

July 9, 2021January 18, 2022Landon D. C. ElkindLeave a Comment

We are very pleased to announce that we will have our sixth Russelliana series talk given by Moisés Macías Bustos (UMASS / UNAM) on Saturday, September 11th at 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time / 12 pm Central Daylight Time (adjust for your local time zone). The full paper can be downloaded on this page below. … Continue reading Russelliana: “Russell’s Response to the Newman Objection Reconsidered” with Moisés Macías Bustos (UMASS / UNAM)