Political Ideals: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Political Ideals, credited to Bertrand Russell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Political Ideals by Bertrand Russell. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. This is a book by the famous 20th century British philosopher Bertrand Russell on Political Ideals. It was written during the course of World War 1 and contains a critique on the politico economic situation of then Europe. What is interesting is that some of his beliefs are still relevant today. (Summary by Sid)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Political Ideals
• Author credits: Bertrand Russell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:26:44

Catalogue topics

• politics
• philosophy
• economics
• ideas

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter I: Political Ideals — 36:28
2. 02 - Chapter II: Capitalism and the Wage System — 29:37
3. 03 - Chapter III: Pitfalls in Socialism — 26:54
4. 04 - Chapter IV: Individual Liberty and Public Control — 31:08
5. 05 - Chapter V: National Independence and Internationalism — 22:36

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