Power: A New Social Analysis is authored by Bertrand Russell.

• Power: A New Social Analysis:

• Written by British philosopher Bertrand Russell and published in 1930.

• The book explores the idea that the ultimate goal of human beings is the acquisition of power.

• Bertrand Russell (1872-1970):

• Full name: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell.

• Born on May 18, 1872, in Trelleck, Wales.

• Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, studying philosophy and mathematics.

• Founder of the Analytic Movement in philosophy.

• Made significant contributions to logic, epistemology, and philosophy of mathematics.

• Also a social reformer and public intellectual.

• Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950.

• Notable Works:

• Mysticism and Logic (1918)

• The Analysis of Mind (1921)

• The Philosophy of Logical Atomism

• History of Western Philosophy

• The Proposed Roads to Freedom

• The Analysis of Matter

• Authority and Individual

• Marriage and Morals

• A Free Man’s Worship

• Why I Am Not a Christian

• Power: A New Social Analysis

Source: Britannica