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. Our motto comes from Russell's short book, What I Believe (1925).
WHO WAS Bertrand Russell, anyway?
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, "Bertie" was a fine literary stylist, one of the foremost logicians ever, and a gadfly for improving the lives of men and women. Find out more about BR on our other WWW pages: Texts by Bertrand Russell on the WWW; Works about Bertrand Rusell; Related Web Sites.
WHAT DOES the BRS do?
Annual Meeting. The Bertrand Russell Society holds an 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 good fellowship. Held on a long weekend, from Friday night to Sunday afternoon, usually in June, most often in a university setting, annual meetings have taken place in New York City, Washington, D.C., Hamilton, Ontario (home of the Bertrand Russell Archives at ?McMaster University), Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Toronto, Columbia, MD, Fredonia, NY, Madison, NJ (Drew University, May 3-5, 1996), Buffalo, NY (Center for Inquiry, in conjunction with the Council for Secular Humanism and the Humanist Association of Canada, May 30-June 1, 1997), St. Petersburg, FL (USF, Ethics Center, June, 1998), and West Long Branch, NJ (Monmouth University, June 4-6, 1999). The next meeting will be at ?McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on May 25-27, 2001.
Quarterly. The BRS publishes The Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly (in February, May, August and November). See Tables of Contents and sample articles. Interested persons are invited to submit papers to the editor, Peter Stone.
BRS Library. The BRS Library sells Russell-related books and also lends books, papers and videos to BRS members.
Awards and Prizes The BRS awards annual Prizes for Papers for the best new papers about Russell by undergraduates, graduate students and non-academics. The BRS bestows an annual BRS Book Award for the best new book in Russell studies.
The BRS bestows an annual BRS Award to an individual or an organization whose work best furthers the interests and commitments of Bertrand Russell. (Bonus: awardees get a link to their home pages here!)
The BRS sponsors a paper-session on Russell at the annual Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association.
The BRS helps support Russell scholarship and the Bertrand Russell Archives and the scholarly journal, Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies (which all BRS members receive as part of their membership) and maintains these Web pages to provide information on Russell and related subjects and to further our shared interests and values.
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. Our motto comes from Russell's short book, What I Believe (1925).
WHO WAS Bertrand Russell, anyway?
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, "Bertie" was a fine literary stylist, one of the foremost logicians ever, and a gadfly for improving the lives of men and women. Find out more about BR on our other WWW pages: Texts by Bertrand Russell on the WWW; Works about Bertrand Rusell; Related Web Sites.
WHAT DOES the BRS do?
Annual Meeting. The Bertrand Russell Society holds an 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 good fellowship. Held on a long weekend, from Friday night to Sunday afternoon, usually in June, most often in a university setting, annual meetings have taken place in New York City, Washington, D.C., Hamilton, Ontario (home of the Bertrand Russell Archives at ?McMaster University), Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Toronto, Columbia, MD, Fredonia, NY, Madison, NJ (Drew University, May 3-5, 1996), Buffalo, NY (Center for Inquiry, in conjunction with the Council for Secular Humanism and the Humanist Association of Canada, May 30-June 1, 1997), St. Petersburg, FL (USF, Ethics Center, June, 1998), and West Long Branch, NJ (Monmouth University, June 4-6, 1999). The next meeting will be at ?McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on May 25-27, 2001.
Quarterly. The BRS publishes The Bertrand Russell Society Quarterly (in February, May, August and November). See Tables of Contents and sample articles. Interested persons are invited to submit papers to the editor, Peter Stone.
BRS Library. The BRS Library sells Russell-related books and also lends books, papers and videos to BRS members.
Awards and Prizes The BRS awards annual Prizes for Papers for the best new papers about Russell by undergraduates, graduate students and non-academics. The BRS bestows an annual BRS Book Award for the best new book in Russell studies.
The BRS bestows an annual BRS Award to an individual or an organization whose work best furthers the interests and commitments of Bertrand Russell. (Bonus: awardees get a link to their home pages here!)
The BRS sponsors a paper-session on Russell at the annual Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association.
The BRS helps support Russell scholarship and the Bertrand Russell Archives and the scholarly journal, Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies (which all BRS members receive as part of their membership) and maintains these Web pages to provide information on Russell and related subjects and to further our shared interests and values.
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