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"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN MIND is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume.
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The Passion of the Western Mind, Richard Tarnas
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- Released
- 1991
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- Subtitle
- Understanding the ideas that have shaped our world view
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Tarnas
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 560
- ISBN10
- 0345368096
- ISBN13
- 9780345368096
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Math, Political Science & Politics, Psychological Topics, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Gifts for grandpa, Space, Culture and Society, Astronomy, Thinking, History of Philosophy, History of Civilization
- First published
- 1991
- Original title
- The Passion of the Western Mind
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- "[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN MIND is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume.