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Explain limits of human power by bertand russell. ​

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THE LIMITS OF HUMAN POWER

– Bertrand Russel-

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), was an English philosopher, pacifist and mathematician. He contributed to the development of modern mathematical logic and wrote about social and political issues. His works include “Principia Mathematica”, “The Problems of Philosophy”, “A History of Western Philosophy”, and “Human Knowledge:Its Scope and Limits”. Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.

ABOUT THE PASSAGE

‘Limits of Human Power’ is a chapter from “New Hopes for Changing World”. Russell argues that human beings exercise complete authority over nature. Man’sarrogance towards nature can only lead to disaster. In spite of the megalomania of industrial capitalist/socialist technocrats or religious authorities, the fact remains that man is neither impotent nor omnipotent. Human powers are