Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, essayist, logician, and social critic known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy, evangelical atheism, his belief in love and knowledge combined, pacifism, and speaking out. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950 for his work that championed humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought.
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