Isbn: 9780156005517 - forbidden knowledge pa: from prometheus to pornography (42 risultati)

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paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condizione: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. First Harvest Edition. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. A landmark exploration of the dark side of human ingenuity and imagination and an analysis of the history of Western culture. 369 pages, indexed, with bibliography. 5.25 x 8 inches. 1997, Harvest Book/Harcourt Brace & Company, Publishers, USA.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. First Harvest Edition. Gift quality copy, textblock is very clean and tight; Light bumping/creasing to the head and foot of spine and corners. 369pp., including bibliography and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Third Harvest Printing. 'A landmark exploration of the dark side of human ingenuity and imagination'. 369pp. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding with no creasing to spine. A 'mint' copy, except for minor delamination to bottom corner of rear panel. Weight, 370g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paper Back. Condizione: New. Imagine a Joseph Campbell with an overriding moral sensibility that could inform and organize his sweeping vision of myth, literature and culture, and you would have a fair approximation of Roger Shattuck and this book. His exhaustive, cautionary and lively examination of taboos, from Adam and Eve to gene therapy, warns us that out ''enlightened'' quests to overpower the forbidden also robs us of our humanity. Echoing St. John of the Cross's ''cloud of unknowing,'' Shattuck asserts that human knowledge resides within a ''fog of uncertainty'' which ''turns out to be our nimbus and our protective veil.'' Through examples ranging from Milton and de Sade to Darwin and Oppenheimer, Forbidden Knowledge traces how the protective veil, like Salome's, dances the line between revelation and sacred mystery. Shattuck shows how humility and awe in the face of the unknown transforms into a powerful, creative force, and that acknowledging a limit on experience ''may extend our freedom to be ourselves.''.…

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Softcover. Reprint. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. xiii, 369 pages. A compelling synthesis of history and literature which provides a landmark history of Western culture. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 369 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.