 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
When I was called to Stockholm, at the end of 1950, to receive the Nobel Prize - somewhat to my surprise, for literature, for my book Marriage and Morals - I was apprehensive, since I remembered that, exactly three hundred years earlier, Descartes had been called to Scandinavia by Queen Christina in the winter time and had died of the cold. ... My dinner companion was Madame Joliot-Curie and I found her talk interesting.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, v.3 chap. 1: Return to England, 1969
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* Original text in Japanese, translated with Google Translator
Russell was a logician, mathematician, and author in various fields. As a result, he has been awarded numerous awards (including the Kalinga Award from the United Nations for his contribution to the dissemination of scientific knowledge). However, logic and mathematics are not eligible for Nobel Prizes. Normally, they would not be eligible for a Nobel Prize. Two philosophers, including Bergson, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in the past, but it is thought that the Nobel Prize in Literature was not awarded for their theoretical achievements in philosophy, but rather for the influence they have had on the general public through literary expressions of philosophy. I will.
In Russell's case, too, he did not evaluate professional work in philosophy or logic, but rather social studies such as education theory (1926), marriage theory (1929), happiness theory (1930), and history of Western philosophy (1945). It is believed that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his influence.
You can watch the video recording of Russell winning the Nobel Prize for Literature below.
* The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 1950:
https://nobel-videocdn01.azureedge.net/video/award_1950_stockholm_01_496.mp4