Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud
by:
Peter Watson (author)
Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater...
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Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060935641 (0060935642)
Publish date: September 26th 2006
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 848
Edition language: English