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The Making of the Modern Mind: A Survey of the Intellectual Background of the Present Age

by John H. Randall

ISBN13: 9780231041430
ISBN10: 0231041438
Condition: Standard
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From the medieval worldview to the modern outlook, this work presents a sweeping intellectual history in one volume. The emphasis is on ideas in their historical setting, on how modes of thought emerge, grow, influence and react to one another, and die. The result is a grand synthesis of the main currents in western thought, bringing together religion, philosophy, politics, science, economics, literature and the arts, and the social and behavioral sciences- all the diverse systems man has devised in his effort to understand, interpret, and shape human experience.

Synopsis:

From the medieval worldview to the modern outlook, this work presents a sweeping intellectual history in one volume. The emphasis is on ideas in their historical setting, on how modes of thought emerge, grow, influence and react to one another, and die. The result is a grand synthesis of the main currents in western thought, bringing together religion, philosophy, politics, science, economics, literature and the arts, and the social and behavioral sciences- all the diverse systems man has devised in his effort to understand, interpret, and shape human experience.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:
9780231041430
Subtitle:
A Survey of the Intellectual Background of the Present Age
Author:
Randall, John H.
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Western
Subject:
Philosophy, modern
Subject:
Civilization
Subject:
Philosophy, renaissance
Subject:
Civilization, western
Subject:
Philosophy, medieval
Subject:
Western x
Subject:
History & Surveys - General
Copyright:
c194
Edition Number:
50
Edition Description:
50th anniversary ed.
Series Volume:
no. 73
Publication Date:
November 1976
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
696
Dimensions:
7.98x5.20x1.77 in. 1.64 lbs.
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