Power
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What is the ultimate force that shapes human history, drives nations to war, and determines the fate of civilisations? In Power, the towering intellect of Bertrand Russell turns his penetrating analytical gaze on this most fundamental of human drives, presenting a sweeping and systematic analysis of power in all its forms — military, economic, propaganda, and psychological — arguing that the desire for power, not economics or sex, is the primary motivating force behind human behaviour and social organisation. Written with the clarity, wit, and intellectual courage that made Russell one of the twentieth century's most celebrated thinkers, this landmark work of political philosophy draws on history, psychology, and sociology to construct a compelling framework for understanding human society. Russell illustrates how power corrupts institutions and individuals alike, chronicles the ways in which it is accumulated and wielded throughout history, and ultimately calls for a world order in which its most destructive impulses are held in check — a conclusion as urgent and unsettling today as when it was first written.
Author: Bertrand Russell
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What is the ultimate force that shapes human history, drives nations to war, and determines the fate of civilisations? In Power, the towering intellect of Bertrand Russell turns his penetrating analytical gaze on this most fundamental of human drives, presenting a sweeping and systematic analysis of power in all its forms — military, economic, propaganda, and psychological — arguing that the desire for power, not economics or sex, is the primary motivating force behind human behaviour and social organisation. Written with the clarity, wit, and intellectual courage that made Russell one of the twentieth century's most celebrated thinkers, this landmark work of political philosophy draws on history, psychology, and sociology to construct a compelling framework for understanding human society. Russell illustrates how power corrupts institutions and individuals alike, chronicles the ways in which it is accumulated and wielded throughout history, and ultimately calls for a world order in which its most destructive impulses are held in check — a conclusion as urgent and unsettling today as when it was first written.