Man's Unconquerable Mind
Highet, Gilbert
ISBN 10: 023108501X ISBN 13: 9780231085014
Published by Columbia University Press, 1960
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Synopsis:
Explores the power, capabilities, and limitations of the human mind from ancient times.
Book Description: This brilliant and eloquent book by a distinguished scholar and critic examines the history, the limits, and the promise of the human mind and the knowledge of which it is capable. Professor Highet explores the meaning of our culture from the intellectual and moral monuments of the Greeks, Romans, and Judeo-Christians, and our contemporary thinkers. Out of this book comes a clear definition of knowledge and insights into the strength and limitations of the mind.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Man's Unconquerable Mind
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Date: 1960
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th THUS.