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A review by thehappybooker
The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
3.0
Russell's casual sexism and racism is so jarring that I'm having a difficult time setting them aside to absorb his message. For a philosopher of some note, I'm surprised and disappointed that he didn't examine his own presuppositions.
Basically, Russell's message is that happiness cannot be pursued successfully, but is a byproduct of pursuing the occupations that make us happy ("occupations" meaning in this context the things that occupy our time).
Basically, Russell's message is that happiness cannot be pursued successfully, but is a byproduct of pursuing the occupations that make us happy ("occupations" meaning in this context the things that occupy our time).