> But although it is true that Russell’s political writings were often
> naive and simplistic, ...
Say what? Of all the books on politics I've read in my youth Russell's were some of best. Not simplistic but written in a clear language. Not naive but stemming from the rich classical liberal and socialist tradition of the likes of Wilhelm von Humboldt and John Stuart Mill. A tradition that has been completely erased from the history books in the last decades (which ought to make his political works all the more interesting).
(I fully accept the possibility that I am in fact naive and simple-minded, of course. :D)
Say what? Of all the books on politics I've read in my youth Russell's were some of best. Not simplistic but written in a clear language. Not naive but stemming from the rich classical liberal and socialist tradition of the likes of Wilhelm von Humboldt and John Stuart Mill. A tradition that has been completely erased from the history books in the last decades (which ought to make his political works all the more interesting).
(I fully accept the possibility that I am in fact naive and simple-minded, of course. :D)