Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View
Richard Tarnas
" 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 CHRONICLEHere 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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Richard TarnasPublisher: Ballantine BooksPublished: 03/16/1993ISBN: 9780345368096Pages: 560Weight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20dReview Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/15/1993
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Book Title
Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View
ISBN
9780345368096
" 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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/16/1993
ISBN: 9780345368096
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/15/1993
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/16/1993
ISBN: 9780345368096
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/15/1993
" 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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/16/1993
ISBN: 9780345368096
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/15/1993
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/16/1993
ISBN: 9780345368096
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/15/1993
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