Six Degrees of Bertrand Russell

Authors

Timothy Madigan, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2016

Keywords

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Abstract

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ONE OF THE MOST QUOTED PHRASES in current popular culture is "six degrees of separation." It expresses the idea that, on average, any human ^being is connected with any other human being by at most six acquaintances. While there is much debate as to whether this is literally true, it is an interesting thought-experiment, as well as the basis for many fun parlor games. One of these is entitled "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," in which film fans try to connect the aforementioned actor with any other movie star with as few links as possible.

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Publication Information

Madigan, Timothy (2016). "Six Degrees of Bertrand Russell." Bertrand Russell: Public Intellectual , 25-29.

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