Bertrand Russell and Trinity

by G.H. Hardy

Book Overview

In 1916 Bertrand Russell was prosecuted and fined for publishing (in defence of a conscientious objector) 'statements likely to prejudice the recruiting and discipline of His Majesty's forces.' He was almost immediately afterwards dismissed from his Lectureship at Trinity College, Cambridge, by the College Council. This expulsion provoked a storm of protest and the true facts of the case became obscured by misconceptions, prejudices and uninformed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052111392X
• ISBN13: 9780521113922
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"