THE BERTRAND RUSSELL SOCIETY

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WHAT IS the Bertrand Russell Society (BRS)?

Founded in 1974, the Society seeks to foster a better understanding of the life, work, and writings of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) and how his contributions relate to today's world. As a philosopher, mathematician, educator, social critic and political activist, Russell authored over 70 books and thousands of essays and letters addressing a myriad of topics. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950, Russell was a fine literary stylist, one of the foremost logicians ever, and a gadfly for improving the lives of men and women.

HONORARY MEMBERS:

Sir Alfred Ayer †
Noam Chomsky
Ken Coates
Elizabeth R. Eames
Paul Edwards
Antony Flew
Michael Foot
Paul Kurtz
David F. Pears
Willard Van Orman Quine
Conrad Russell
Katharine Russell Tait

ACTIVITIES OF THE BRS

ANNUAL MEETING:

The Bertrand Russell Society holds a three-day annual meeting featuring scholarly and popular presentations about Russell and related subjects, a business meeting, a Red Hackle hour (in honor of Russell's favorite refreshment), a banquet and ample opportunities for interaction with fellow attendees. Usually scheduled in June in a university setting, annual meetings have taken place in New York City, Washington, D.C., Columbia, MD, Fredonia, NY, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Toronto, and Hamilton, Ontario, site of the Bertrand Russell Archives at McMaster University.

The 1996 Annual Meeting was held at Drew University in Madison, NJ, on May 3-5, 1996. The 1997 is tentatively scheduled to be held May 30-June 1 at the Center for Inquiry in Buffalo, NY, in conjunction with the Council for Secular Humanism and the Humanist Association of Canada.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The BRS Prizes for Papers program awards annually two prizes for the best new papers about Bertrand Russell, one to an undergraduate and one to a graduate student or non-academic. Please keep these in mind for yourself, your colleagues or students!

OTHER RUSSELL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES:

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

MEMBER ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS:

 BRS members receive two journals, The Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly (successor to the BRS Newsletter) and the semiannual Russell: The Journal of the Bertrand Russell Archives. Members also have the right to borrow materials from the BRS Library and to vote in BRS elections. Members may be as active or inactive as they wish. All are encouraged to attend annual meetings and otherwise take part in Society affairs, by serving on a committee, making an annual meeting presentation, or undertaking some special task. Some members are very active. Some wish merely to be kept informed. No matter.

 NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

 To join, please e-mail John Lenz. Include your mailing address so we can send you (the old-fashioned way) a BRS brochure with a short application form.

 Membership is on an annual basis, with renewals due on January 1. Whenever you join, all new memberships are retroactive to January 1, so that all members receive the same number of publications (four newsletters and two journals) each year. The one exception is for new members joining in October-December; their first "year" lasts through December of the following year.

TEXTS

Writings by Bertrand Russell on the Internet

All electronic texts of Russell's books and essays known to us are listed here in alphabetical order. Many of these are supplied by Cosma Shalizi. Eight essays originally came from "The Watchful Eye Russell Page" maintained by Bruce Macleod (but apparently no longer available). We thank these Internet heroes. See also the other Russell web sites listed below under "Related Web Sites."

Writings about Bertrand Russell on the Internet

Other Sources for Writings and Recordings by and about Bertrand Russell

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Related Web Sites

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