BERTRAND RUSSELL SOCIETY QUARTER c/o David White Philosophy Department St. John Fisher College 3690 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 USA MR. DENNIS J. DARLAND /9999 1406 26TH ST. ROCK ISLAND IL 61201-2837 «orAUGu§TANA LAST CHANCE TO RENEW! See Page 5 for details. THE BnRTRAND RuSSELL SoCIHTy I,Ill,: ]3[,:[{,r,]{^NL, ]{USS],:LL St,C[Hr,,V 'l'Iii` I)i`i.Ii.!witl R`issi`lI Sttcii`ty wtis l`ouiidi`tl in I {)74 to l`{isli`i. i` 17i`t(i`I. QUARTERLY `iiitli`I.s({iliiliiig til` Ilii` lil`i`. wtii.k :iiitl wi.itili8 t7r Bci.ti.aiid RLlssi`Il ( I 872- I `)7()) :iiitl (t7 iii.t.mtili` itli`{is €`iitl ci``isi`s hc tht7ilght iiiiiitil.t{iiil. 'l.hi` Sticii`(y.s iiit)tlti is Rils`scll`s slatemeiit` "l`lie good lil`e is oiie ilispil.ctl by May 2002 No.114 love {iiid giiitlcil I)y kiit7wletlge." ( /I`'/7ti/ / /Bc./i.cJ`'tJ, 1925) coNTnNTs T[in BI]RTRAND RussELL soCIETy HOMEp^Gn I.iltit://\\'\\.'\\'.u`sel.s.{ll.CwLe.d_`lfi`jle.I.`Z../_b.I.:i...I.IJ_ll.1J FI.oiti tl`c F.ditor Wcbl"islei.: Johll ljellz. jJ±2!!±(/tl(ll.cw.cdll L:ist Cliaiicc to Rcllew! Tlle 2002 Annual Meeting TIIE 13ERTRAND RUSSELL SOCIETY QUARTERLY [}RS T-Shii.ts Colitiiiiie to Attract At(ciitioii Editoi.: T'c`tci. St()llc ^ssocitilc Etlitoi.s: l`ilii Madigtiii, Rtichcl M, MLli.I.€`y. I){ivid Whili` S|)cci!il Fcaliire: I.flill Kurlz ill Roclicster KIIrtz oil Ciirrclit Tlireiits to [liiiiiailist Ideals I ,i`t`i`I.s {`Iiil iins{)lii`iti`(I {ii.(icli`s. ()()()k I.i`vii`ws. i`Ii`, iii.i` wcli`()iiii`. [`:(liloiiiil Rei)ort l}y Dock ctii.I.e``iit7Iidi`iici` slitiiilil 17i` :itl{li.i`ssi`tl lt7: I.ictiii.es I.rom tlie R{tcliester Event David Wliiti`. I)ei)€`I.tliiciit ol` l'liilos()I)lly. SI. .Itihn I.`islici. CoIIegc`, 3690 E.ist ^veliiie. Roi`licstcl., NY l<t(t I a I IS^. \.`'11i!+`..(4Sj±c:==?_illl. Rev,icws Pcl.I{ins on Si.ecii]I Issue or /iit/iii.r.iJ opilliolls exiii.cssc(I ill tlic c)i/t//./t'/./.i' zll.i` i`l`Iil.i`ly (li()si` 01` IIli` ailtlioi.s all(I slioiiltl liot bc` tittt.i`iiltcil t{7 (hc-[}i`i.Ii.ali{l l{Lissi`II S(icii`(y t7[. .iliy otliei. RcgL] I:i r Fe,1 I tl I.es i,,c'ividlli'l ',I. i''sli'u'i(,l'. Rilsscll-Rclatetl Odds aiid Eiids News from lllc lllii"`ilist Worltl OFFICERS OF THE l}El`Tlt^N[) ltussI1:LL SOCIE'I`Y Ur)dales on Aw,ir(ls niid I+oiiorary Meliibers Tlic lI`Iiil rtir Rctl ll:it`l{Ic (`h:lil.Ill:l'' ('1` 11'1,I)():''.(I h:|,''''|.'Ill?li'|.Awl.Il I,I.|,.\i('|,''( ^l:ll'S|.hwl.I.i'' I}RS I}iisili.`ss !`iitl Cli:`|)tor News Vice. T'i.esi(Icilt I(:,y I,l`,.ki,,s B.yk`ws of tlie ]}RS Se`.rc'a,.y ('1';I(I 'l''.:'i''|,r I}}Jl:`ws or tlic l}RS l}onrtl ttf I)ii.cctors T'.easl'l.|.I. I)|.I'''is .I. I).11.k'I1(1 Ti.e!isiirci.'s Rcrioi.I Vil.|,I)I.|.si(l|,'''/()l'''.|,:l|,l' ''|`'|`'.I.`'.il.(l''':'I' Gi.a:ilcr Ro..lic`stei. Riisscll Set liisiile I},ick Cover QUOTL;OTi`TIIl.:OL/A«7Y!-A/,y Hc.ve You Reneu)ed??? "(':l'1:l(li:'m :„.1` '''i'iill`'.,i ('1' Wl':'' 1'1`'.11.(„'\1 I(„t\t:|`ll l':lw 1.11111`(111'1. '\\,|,'''il,Ill See Page 5 to Find Out.I ccntili.y`slliglli`sl!)i.llii`Vi`l"i`llI:llli`Ii`clllli(|ui`tll.«ls|li`11tli`tl.iutlginowI. C`tllltl(Iitllls i`X|)l`Iillll`lll wilh li`Cllll()l{lgy 1'1'`}111 t`Il I)Vl`l. tl`l` W`ll.I(I.I)`1( I.:lI'l`I.y Don't Let YCIVR Membership Lapse.I i,,lt,r,, I,,,y ,l`cl",jl`fll S,,'`,,i,gl`,,, I ,,.,, i,,lly." M:lI.sllilll M``I ,ull!wl illltl l}l'ui`i` I'`iwi`I.,i. '/'//ti (i'/t;/7ti/ I '/`//ti,iJtJ ( Ni`w Y`ii.k: ()Xl.{)I.{I I)Ilivcl.sily l'I.css. It)8t))` ii.lit). C{lI1(Itli(III IIIC.IIlhc.I.N` ```u' II.IINI, .|`u.w'l (I|l|II.()I)I.itll('l)I PI.()lI(I. Gii`iitcd, iiot till my atteii`pts to talk lip tlie BRS .ire tliis successful. Several Fro''' 1l'e E(lit(''.: Liiiics I`ve been told tliat people are inlet.ested but do iiot have the time to gel il`volved with ils. This I.esponse perplexes me. I admit; the only time Tall{ing Up tlic BRS tlcm,iiid the BRS rcqLiircs til` its iiicmbers is the limc reqiliired to write a 'I`hc L)cili"id Riissi`ll Soi`ii`(y providi`s ii l`oi`nl pr)ii`l l`or I.i`or)li` hotli insitli. check cacli yctir aiid shclvc oiir marvcloLis giiwr/tJr/}.. Nevertheless, some people do feel that if they join an organization they should "give it their and outside of acadeiiii{i wi(h an iiitercst in the life alid tl`oiigl`t or Beill.tii`d all." I ceil{iinly don't miiid thnt, unless it deters them froni doing anything Russell. B`it despite the excellcnt work tlie Society has doiie over tlic p.ist will' l's. 28 years, tliet.e .ire still a gi€at ]iiany people oiil tlierc who love Riissell bii( don'( know liiiich (it`anything) aboiit `is, OIi tlie one hand, that fact shoilld I)ill a ri`w l`ailiii.cs ii`caii liHli` hcsitlc ciijoy.ible alid protlLictive excl`anges be enco`iragiiig. RLissell {lii`d 30 yi.ars .igt7, .iliil yet llieri' is im sli{illiigc t7l liki` thi` oi`i`s I describi`(I .ihovc, WI`a( thcsc two stt)rics iiidicate is that pr`opli` wlm .`h:`I.i` {i`ir i`iithilsiiislii l``tr l`iiii. ()n tlii` till`i`r h:n`{l, il sht7iiltl :ilw tlicrc <irc plciity or people who woiild be liappy to leaiii i`iore about the I.el``il`d iis tl`nt wi` doii`( ii€ci`ssarily i`izikc all lhi. clT`oil w€ coLild (ti I.i`acli T}RS~aiid possibly join~iroiily they kiiew about it. Tliey also prove that olil lo llew prlci`ti:il liiembi`rs and li`ll lhi`m nhoiit oiir Society. t)pprrl`iiiilies (o t<ilk lip the BRS tii.ise all over `lie place. How many meiiibers have seen all allicle. or I.eceived an e-iiltlil, or visited a website I wo`ild like ver}J brielly to describe scvci'til cl`coLiiitcis I I`nd over lhi` piisl tliat `sccmed ptiiliciilarly Russellian? lf every oi`e or `is I.etiched oiit ill year or so with r)eople inleres(ed ill Riissell who wei.e `Iiiaw{il'e or oilr sitLmtioi`s like tliat to sii`g the r]i"ises or ll`e I)RS. membership would Ilo( Society. ^11 occiliTcd tl`anks to MCMaster Uiiivcrsity's cxccllciiL I.ilsscll-I hc ti r)roblcm. Or coiii.se, that li"y iiican tliat some website owneis become lis(serv. lil addition to r{icilitatiiig electronic dialogiie about Riissell, lliis boiiib{irdcd with iiiviltitioiis lo join (he BRS. tis oiir enthusiastic lis( allows for tlie rapid disseiiiintition about Russell-related i(ei`is ill (lii- mciiibeishir> reaches oiit .ici.oss the globe. biit I wouldii`t exactly lose ally prin( 111edia aiid on llie web~iiiLlcli like this liewslettei.. (To siibsci.ibe lo sleep over tliat. russell-I, visit !±±±p://in:iilm€`Ii.mci"`stcL..c:1/im`illiiaii/Iistinlt)/I.iisscll-I.) Two of.these items caLight my eye whel` meiitioned oli "ssell-I. Tlic first \v.is an rii`tilly` or7i7ortuiiities (o promote (hc [}RS c.iii nrisc rl.om conversations announceiiieiit describing a recelitly published novel elititled A/rc.A fg.¥ cvcn ir the interested parly is iinlikely to joili. This was broiight home to B/irc. The novel .ipparent]y describes tlie story ora yoiing stildent caiiglit in iiie ill llie wake of (he annoiilicciiieiits orthe 2001 Nobel Priae wiiiners. At the middle of a battle over the preseiicc of`evoliition in school cuj.riciila. (A tliat tinie. Associate Editor Tim Madigan dii€cted nie to the Nobel E- picture or tlie cover appeals oil tl`e opi.osite page.) The ai`iioiiiicemeiit Museum. oiiliiie at ht(L]://www.iiobel.se. IIi addition to providing found its way to riissell-I throllgh the "hLmlaiiist gI"irevil`e." ilirol.Iiiation on tlie lti(est prize wiiiliels. I discovered` the site also provides a chance to search for r]tisL laureates. A setii.ch for "Berlraiid Russell" I rarely lmvi. tiliie 1o ri`atl lii`(itm (ilvi`n gtit.tl l'ii`lioii) .ii`d I tlti`ihl 1`11 I.i`:itl (wiiilicr ol`tlic 1950 l'i.i/.c I`or Literature. ol`coursi`) ti"icd Lip a copy orthe llli` I`ttvi`l :llly {illli` ``tw)ll. (^vi{l ii`ivi`l i\`iitli`I` lll:Iy {ihli`il` llii` hti{ik I`I.tii`i ill r)ri`si`iilalion given him at lhc awai.ds cercii`ony, a brier biography.