The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
by Tarnas, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Ballantine Books, 1993 8vo (23.5 cm), XVI, 544 pp. Laminated wrappers (canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title). From the blurb: "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."
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005880
- Title
- The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
- Author
- Tarnas, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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