17. Cruelty prompted by certain
political beliefsCruelty prompted by
certain political beliefs
18. German Nazis
Sacrifice comfort, pleasures and belief in a hard and
strenuous life.
Sacrifice comfort, pleasures and belief in a hard and
strenuous life.
22. The cruelty caused by the belief
in witchcraft
The
cruelty
caused by
the belief
in
witchcraft
23. • People give a great importance to themselves.
• Imagine good or evil or good fortune to be the
purpose of other’s action.
• This mentality give rise to necromancy and
witchcraft.
24. • Witch is a person
• Injures her neighbours from
34. • People are proud of their
1. Nationality
2. Race
3. Sex
4. Class
5. creed
35. Divisive force
• English man are taught to believe that they
are superior to Frenchman and Germans.
• This kind of national pride is a divisive force.
37. • conception of sins and punishment for sin is
both in religion and in politics.
• Sin is not innate( according to some
psychologists)
38. 02/16/15
Use of Irony
• All pervasive in the writings of Russell.
• To expose the absurdity of institutions, ideas, beliefs, customs.
• Ironical picture of the minds of the Christian saints.
• Through fables Russell makes us laugh at the absurdity of human beings.
• Irony in the feelings of national, racial and religious pride.
“We are Americans, therefore America is God’s own
country. We are white, and therefore God cursed Ham and
his descendants who were black.”
39. Racial pride
•The belief that race accounts for
differences in human character or
ability and that a particular race is
superior to others.
44. Male over female
No innate superiority
Proved superiority by men
Physical strength
Men more reasonable than women
More inventive
Less swayed by emotion
46. Concept of marriage
Master and slave
Civilized countries
Concept of marriage
Master and slave
Civilized countries
47. The Pride of Class
Soviet Russia
Son of proletarian vs son of bourgeois
In democratic countries
In America
Rich and middle class
Hypocrisy
In England
Snobbery
Wealth and education
48. The Pride of Creed
Wrong belief
Christians
Muslims in middle ages
Entirely wicked
56. Russell’s
Humanitarianism
• A great champion of mankind.
• Well wisher.
• Zeal of a missionary.
• Speaks Harmful results of envy.
• Ardent love of mankind.