How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization

Adler, Mortimer

ISBN 10: 0812694120 / ISBN 13: 9780812694123

Editore: Open Court, 2000

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Riassunto:

The author of The Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought presents a thought-provoking collection of essays exploring some of the key concepts, principles, and ideas of Western philosophy, addressing such topics as democracy, law, good and evil, emotion, language, truth, and many others. Original.

L'autore: Mortimer J. Adler was an American philosopher who lived from 1902 to 2001. He was the author of over sixty books, one of them entitled How to Think about God, and the editor of hundreds of books. He was a major force in promoting the """"Great Books"""" idea as an educational paradigm. He founded the Institute for Philosophical Research, launched the Paidea movement for educational reform, and revolutionized the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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Titolo: How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the...
Casa editrice: Open Court
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good