Project Gutenberg 2014-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 458 Russell, Bertrand 1872 1970 Russell, Bertrand Russell, 3d Earl Russell, Bertrand A. W. (Bertrand Arthur William) 88126134 Free Thought and Official Propaganda Conway Memorial Lecture: 1922 Produced by Sean (scribe_for_hire@yahoo.com), based on page images made available by the Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/freethoughtoffic00russiala). "Free Thought and Official Propaganda" by Bertrand Russell is a critical essay and public lecture delivered in the early 20th century. This book addresses the themes of free thought, the dangers posed by official propaganda, and the societal mechanisms that stifle independent thought. It reflects Russell's concerns about the influence of economic pressures, education systems, and state control on individual freedom and critical thinking. In the book, Russell explores the concept of free thought in both narrow and broad terms, discussing how legal and economic penalties inhibit individuals from expressing their beliefs. He examines historical examples of how education has been manipulated to shape public opinion and dilute critical reasoning, highlighting how propaganda serves powerful interests at the expense of genuine discourse. Russell argues for a more scientifically minded approach to truth-seeking, emphasizing the importance of doubt and inquiry over dogma. He concludes by advocating for educational reforms that foster independent thinking and equip individuals with the skills to critically evaluate information, thereby promoting a more enlightened and tolerant society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44932/44932-h/images/cover.jpg en Free thought Liberalism Propaganda HM Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 78014 78023 2024-09-18T19:14:55.939615 2023-09-19T14:27:23.595732 text/html text/html 74718 2014-02-16T10:03:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 67452 2024-09-18T19:14:57.892607 application/epub+zip 66932 2024-09-18T19:14:56.298645 application/epub+zip 66933 2024-09-18T19:14:56.093620 application/epub+zip 104715 2024-09-18T19:14:59.343613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94231 2024-09-18T19:14:57.697597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94357 2022-09-20T13:54:19.024453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67492 2024-09-18T19:14:55.799639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67624 2014-02-16T10:03:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 67435 2014-02-16T10:03:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25893 2014-02-16T10:03:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67429 2014-02-16T10:03:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25873 2014-02-16T10:03:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20162 2024-09-18T19:14:59.476597 application/rdf+xml 16322 2024-09-18T19:14:56.171630 image/jpeg 2805 2024-09-18T19:14:56.132611 image/jpeg 70010 2024-09-18T19:14:55.949610 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia