Bertrand Russell 429 words, 39K views, 21 comments
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On Jun 3, 2014mack paul wrote :
When I was in college, I had a great reverence for the romantic poets of the 19th century, Wordsworth and Coleridge. I wasn't aware that there is a gulf between the thinking class and the working class. The thinking class gets to avoid the heavy lifting of the working class. Bertrand Russell was, of course, a member of the privileged thinking class, as is everyone involved in contemporary western Buddhism. We get to avoid the drudgery and rhapsodize about doing nothing.
On Jun 3, 2014Carol wrote :
Way to go!! Got it in one!
On Jun 3, 2014pam wrote :
I don't know when I garden or shovel snow, I have a lot of time to think. It's the computer time that appears to occupy my brain too much.
On Jun 3, 2014 mack paul wrote :
When I was in college, I had a great reverence for the romantic poets of the 19th century, Wordsworth and Coleridge. I wasn't aware that there is a gulf between the thinking class and the working class. The thinking class gets to avoid the heavy lifting of the working class. Bertrand Russell was, of course, a member of the privileged thinking class, as is everyone involved in contemporary western Buddhism. We get to avoid the drudgery and rhapsodize about doing nothing.