ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the modern philosopher who was awarded Nobel Prize for literature?
A
James Baker
B
Dr. Kissinger
C
Bertrand Russel
D
Lenin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1950, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought".

Detailed explanation-2: -Bertrand Russell, Mathematician, Philosopher, and Nobel Laureate.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was awarded the Sylvester medal of the Royal Society, 1934, the de Morgan medal of the London Mathematical Society in the same year, the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1950.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) described his philosophy as a kind of “logical atomism”, by which he meant to endorse both a metaphysical view and a certain methodology for doing philosophy.

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