Ouroboros; or, the mechanical extension of mankindGarrett, Garet
Philosophy
Ouroboros; or, the mechanical extension of mankind
Garrett, Garet
Machinery; Machinery in the workplace
“Utter pessimism.”—_Observer._ “Mr. Russell refuses to believe that
the progress of Science must be a boon to mankind.”—_Morning Post._
“A stimulating book, that leaves one not at all discouraged.”—_Daily
Herald._
=What I Believe.= By BERTRAND RUSSELL, F.R.S. _Second impression._
“One of the most brilliant and thought-stimulating little books I
have read—a better book even than _Icarus_.”—_Nation._ “Simply and
brilliantly written.”—_Nature._ “In stabbing sentences he punctures
the bubble of cruelty, envy, narrowness, and ill-will which those in
authority call their morals.”—_New Leader._
=Tantalus=, or the Future of Man. By F. C. S. SCHILLER, D.Sc., Fellow
of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. _Second impression._
“They are all (_Daedalus_, _Icarus_, and _Tantalus_) brilliantly
clever, and they supplement or correct one another.”—_Dean Inge_, in
_Morning Post_. “Immensely valuable and infinitely readable.”—_Daily
News._ “The book of the week.”—_Spectator._
=Cassandra=, or the Future of the British Empire. By F. C. S.
SCHILLER, D.Sc.
“We commend it to the complacent of all parties.”—_Saturday Review._
“The book is small, but very, very weighty; brilliantly written,
it ought to be read by all shades of politicians and students of
politics.”—_Yorkshire Post._ “Yet another addition to that bright
constellation of pamphlets.”—_Spectator._
=Quo Vadimus?= Glimpses of the Future. By E. E. FOURNIER D’ALBE,
D.Sc., author of “Selenium, the Moon Element,” etc.
“A wonderful vision of the future. A book that will be talked
about.”—_Daily Graphic._ “A remarkable contribution to a remarkable
series.”—_Manchester Dispatch._ “Interesting and singularly
plausible.”—_Daily Telegraph._
=Hephaestus=, the Soul of the Machine. By E. E. FOURNIER D’ALBE, D.Sc.
“A worthy contribution to this interesting series. A delightful and
thought-provoking essay.”—_Birmingham Post._ “There is a special
pleasure in meeting with a book like _Hephaestus_. The author has the
merit of really understanding what he is talking about.”—_Engineering._
=Lysistrata=, or Woman’s Future and Future Woman. By ANTHONY M.
LUDOVICI, author of “A Defence of Aristocracy”, etc.
“A stimulating book. Volumes would be needed to deal, in the fullness
his work provokes, with all the problems raised.”—_Sunday Times._
“Pro-feminine, but anti-feministic.”— _Scotsman._ “Full of brilliant
common-sense.”—_Observer._
=Hypatia=, or Woman and Knowledge. By MRS BERTRAND RUSSELL. With a
frontispiece. _Second impression._
An answer to _Lysistrata_. “A passionate vindication of the rights of
women.”—_Manchester Guardian._ “Says a number of things that sensible
women have been wanting publicly said for a long time.”—_Daily Herald._
“Everyone who cares at all about these things should read it.”—_Weekly
Westminster._
=Thrasymachus=, the Future of Morals. By C. E. M. JOAD, author of
“Common-Sense Ethics,” etc.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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