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A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952)

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What it is

A 1952 filmed interview in which Romney Wheeler talks with philosopher Bertrand Russell at his home in Surrey. Russell discusses his outlook and reflects on how the world changed over the first half of the century.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users share it as a chance to hear Russell speak himself and get a sense of his values and outlook.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is a wonderful interview with him that gives a great sense of what he was all about”

    Great sense of Russell's values and outlook

    thomassmith65, 2025-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley (1962)”

  2. “For those, who are interested to hear Betrand Russel himself speaking.”

    Russell speaking in a 1952 interview

    Archelaos, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Bertrand Russell Is Dead; British Philosopher, 97 (1970)”

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Topics: philosophy, russell, archival interview, 1952

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