▁and ▁Other ▁Ess ays ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁collection ▁of ▁ess ays ▁by ▁the ▁phil os opher ▁Ber tr and ▁Russell . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁ess ays ▁on ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁soci ology , ▁philosophy ▁and ▁econom ics . ▁In ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁ess ay , ▁Russell ▁arg ues ▁that ▁if ▁labour ▁was ▁equ it ably ▁shared ▁out ▁amongst ▁everyone , ▁resulting ▁in ▁shorter ▁work ▁days , ▁un emp loyment ▁would ▁decrease ▁and ▁human ▁happiness ▁would ▁increase ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁le is ure ▁time , ▁further ▁resulting ▁in ▁increased ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁ ▁In ▁Pra ise ▁of ▁Id len ess ▁and ▁Other ▁Ess ays ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by ▁George ▁Allen ▁& ▁Un win ▁Ltd ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Rout ledge , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁introduction ▁by ▁the ▁historian ▁Anthony ▁Gott lie b . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Books ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Original ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁ess ay ▁" In ▁Pra ise ▁of ▁Id len ess " ▁▁ ▁http :// audio an archy . org / anti work / 0 4 - In _ P raise _ Of _ Id len ess . mp 3 ▁Free ▁acting ▁of ▁In ▁Pra ise ▁of ▁Id len ess ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁ess