Ebook: Why men fight

'Also published under the title of Principle of social reconstruction, and written in response to the devastation of World War I, Why men fight lays out Bertrand Russell's ideas on war, pacifism, reason, impulse, and personal liberty. He argues that the individualistic approach to traditional liberalism has reached its limits and 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 towards those who are unlike ourselves. This work greatly contributed to Russell's fame as a social critic and anti-war activist' --