st 1st Edition; "Why Men Fight" by Bertrand Russell for sale in La Mesa, California

$49

Written in response to the devastation of World War I, "Why Men Fight" lays out Russell's ideas on war, pacifism, impulse, reason and personal liberty. Russell argues that when individuals live passionately, they will have no desire for war or killing. Conversely, excessive restraint or reason causes us to live unnaturally and with hostility toward those who are not like ourselves. Russell was one of the greatest intellectuals in human history. This appears to be a first edition published in January 1917. 272 pages.