Bertrand Russell

A Philosopher's view on right and wrong

Bertrand Russel, 1872-1970, was a British philosopher, mathematician, historian, writer, and a political activist. Throughout his lifetime he has gotten several awards for math and science discoveries, and literature including the Nobel prize in literature. One of his compelling works was his essay "The Elements of Ethics", in which he explains the ethics right and wrong. He explained how "right" is a very ambiguous word, which has different meaning and is open for interpretation. His compelling argument was how people judge whats right based on the consequences, or based on personal opinions and morals, but it needs to be a combination of both.