{"product_id":"passion-of-the-western-mind-understanding-the-ideas-that-have-shaped-our-world-view-paperback","title":"Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Tarnas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time.\"\u003cbr\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003cbr\u003eHere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time.\u003cbr\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003cbr\u003eHere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Tarnas \u003c\/b\u003e is a Harvard-educated historian and professor of philosophy and psychology, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of the Western Mind. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2006 he published \u003ci\u003eCosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network in the UK\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness graduate studies program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and also teaches on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755579572512,"sku":"9780345368096","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4826404961a8952c314edc3beb8df04c.webp?v=1780062791","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/passion-of-the-western-mind-understanding-the-ideas-that-have-shaped-our-world-view-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}