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The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View

The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View

by RichardTarnas (Author)

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

A collection of the pivotal ideas from the great minds of Western civilization. From Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud, their concepts are described simply but without simplifying them.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 560
 Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 04 Jul 1996
ISBN 10: 0712673326
ISBN 13: 9780712673327
Book Overview: The most lucid and concise presentation of Western thought. The writing is elegant and carries the reader with the momentum of a novel. 'It really is a noble performance.' - Joseph Campbell

Author Bio
Richard Tarnass, Ph. D., is Distinguished Rockefeller Faculty, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and is director of its programme in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. A graduate of Harvard University and Saybrook Institute, he was formerly director of programmes and education at Esalen Institute.