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FromAncientGreekphilosophytotheFrenchRevolutiontothemodernwelfarestate,inAuthorityandtheIndividualBertrandRusselltacklestheperennialquestionsaboutthebalancebetweenauthorityandhumanfreedom.Withcharacteristicclarityanddeepunderstanding,heexplorestheformationandpurposeofsociety,education,moralevolutionandsocial,economicalandintellectualprogress.FirstofthefamousBBCReithlectures,thiswonderfulcollectiondeliversRussellathisintellectualbest.