Herbert Simon( 1916-2001 ) 寫信給Bertrand Arthur Russell (1872-1970)羅素
報告他們的數學原理一書內的一些定理 可由電腦證明 (共同著者Witehead 懷德海 在Simon大學時代到芝加哥大學演講 Simon 謙稱對新神學"不知所云".....)
羅素風趣的回信 見Simon 的Models of My Life
我曾跟Simon 說他的某些文風與羅素類似 簡潔有力 言之有物
今天作:羅素夫婦 Bertrand Arthur Russell , Dora Winifred Russell
Simon 一生似乎只偷情一次 不像羅素多次結婚/偷情
本文 "羅素夫婦"指:
Dora Winifred Russell (1894-1986)羅素夫人 (婚姻1921-1932 生一男一女 正式離婚1935)
注意他倆年齡差近一代
他們(未婚)一起造訪中國 1920.9?-1921.6?
羅素的中國問題一書在1922年出版
夫婦1927一起 創校 Beacon Hill School (Telegraph House) 1932年之後由Dora 負責1943結束(多次遷校) 1932 Dora 出版 Defense of Children 我讀此校經驗似乎在 羅素的論教育一書
徐志摩後來訪問他們於Cornwall (1962年Dora 回去此地)
In August 1920 Russell travelled to Russia as part of an official delegation sent by the British government to investigate the effects of the Russian Revolution.[36] He met Vladimir Lenin and had an hour-long conversation with him. In his autobiography, he mentions that he found Lenin rather disappointing, sensing an "impish cruelty" in him and comparing him to "an opinionated professor". He cruised down the Volga on a steamship. Russell's lover, Dora Black, visited Russia independently at the same time—she was enthusiastic about the revolution, but Russell's experiences destroyed his previous tentative support for it. He wrote a book The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism[37] about his experiences on this trip, taken with a group of 24 others from Britain, all of whom came home thinking well of the regime, despite Russell's attempts to change their minds. For example, he told them that he heard shots fired in the middle of the night and was sure these were clandestine executions, but the others maintained that it was only cars backfiring.
Russell subsequently lectured in Beijing on philosophy for one year, accompanied by Dora. He went there with optimism and hope, as China was then on a new path. Other scholars present in China at the time included Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate Indian poet.[11] While in China, Russell became gravely ill with pneumonia, and incorrect reports of his death were published in the Japanese press.[38] When the couple visited Japan on their return journey, Dora notified the world that "Mr. Bertrand Russell, having died according to the Japanese press, is unable to give interviews to Japanese journalists." The press, not appreciating the sarcasm, were not amused.[39]
Dora was six months pregnant when the couple returned to England on 26 August 1921.
