Studs talks of British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and Nobel laureate Lord Bertrand Russell, and presents a recorded discussion with Lord Russell from December of 1961. Lord Russell speaks of a strong stance on nuclear disarmament, and the current climate of politics, science and society.

The philosopher and educator talks about how Aristotle influenced entire branches of science and philosophy - logic, physics, astronomy, ethics, and psychology. Adler explains that Aristotle did so not by answering questions, but by asking them.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations