I don't go for this undue Russell-worship.  Russell was a member of a highly
elitist group ("the Apostles") at Cambridge University in England.  His
intellectuality entailed a marked disrespect for the "prejudices" of
ordinary mortals.  His models of the mind are based the narrow model of
mathematical reasoning.  His original contribution to philosophy - his
"theory of descriptions" - is now rated as mistaken.  Criticising Russell is
no "blasphemy".

Kind regards
Stephen


----- Original Message -----
From: Andrej Grubacic <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: [CHOMSKY] Bertrand Russell


> I just want to react to something I intimately feel as ethical blasphemy:
> attack on Bertrand Russell, not only one of the most superior minds of the
> century, but probably the most important engaged intelectual in this
century
> as well. Russell's Court and his intelectual and humanist courage> Red &
black regards,
>                                         Andrej G.
>