In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays Condition:Well Read and its value in folkloric

and its value in folkloric as well as modern medicine

and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer

or in the grip of everyday life

the individual in conflict with society

make this a fresh and gripping read

In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays Condition:Well Read and its value in folkloricIntolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free inquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defense of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul,